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tutelary
What does tutelary mean?
tutelary (adjective): providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use tutelary in a sentence?
- My uncle is always happy to discharge his tutelary responsibilities towards me. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does tutelary come from?
From Latin tūtēlārius (“guardian”), from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -ārius (suffix denoting an agent of use); analysable as tutelar + -ary.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of tutelary?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “tutelary” mean?
recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
Not quite: that's what sporadic means.
tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Not quite: that's what conducive means.
providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding
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difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
Not quite: that's what cumbersome means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tutelary”?
pragmatic
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tentative
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custodial
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intrinsic
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