paternalistic

== English == === Etymology === From paternal + -istic. === Adjective === paternalistic (comparative more paternalistic, superlative most paternalistic) the quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in a benevolent yet intrusive manner towards underlings of, pertaining to, characteristic of or practicing paternalism ==== Derived terms ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “paternalistic”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “paternalistic”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === anti-particles, antiparticles, antisparticle