onkelhaft

== German == === Etymology === Onkel +‎ -haft === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔŋkl̩haft/ === Adjective === onkelhaft (strong nominative masculine singular onkelhafter, not comparable) (sometimes derogatory) like an uncle; avuncular ==== Usage notes ==== The word may have a more negative tone than English avuncular, often implying a degree of officiousness or forced familiarity. More unambiguously positive words are väterlich and großväterlich. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “onkelhaft” in Duden online “onkelhaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache