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Meanings of almost motherly in English

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Usage of almost motherly in English
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She looked at Corelli and smiled, feeling almost motherly toward him now.
Creepers
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The bat pets them in an almost motherly fashion, and swoops off.
Zork, the Force of Krill
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An extraordinary, almost motherly, sensation of pity for him came over her.
The Garden of Allah
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Her eyes filled with a quick, soft sympathy, a sympathy almost motherly.
Under Handicap / A Novel
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He kept patting Noah's arm in a warm, almost motherly gesture.
The Young Lions
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Mrs. Gwynne came up to her, with a softness almost motherly.
Olive: A Novel
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Sahwah herself could not understand her sudden, fierce, almost motherly love for Veronica.
The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit; Or, Over the Top with the Winn...
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Dinah was tenderly caressing the snowy hair; she spoke with an almost motherly fondness.
Greatheart
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And that which she had learned filled her with a tender, almost motherly amusement.
The Heart of Unaga
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She felt almost motherly on his account, he was so blissfully oblivious to realities.
Over the Pass
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I felt almost motherly toward him: I wanted to tell him that I understood him.
Parnassus on Wheels
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The stern expression disappeared from her features, and she said with friendly, almost motherly gentleness-
The Coming Conquest of England
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The voice was very kind; almost motherly.
All's for the Best
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How could it, when in its death-dealing passage it encountered the rampart of tender, almost motherly love?
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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With a sweet, almost motherly movement, Matt Larson curled his arm around the boy at his side.
The Shagganappi
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Mordaunt's voice was soothing now, almost motherly.
The Rocks of Valpré
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