Both Uses of
paternal
in
The Great Gatsby
- There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked — and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts.
p. 7.4paternal = superior (like a father to a young child)
- "Sit down, Daisy," Tom's voice groped unsuccessfully for the paternal note.
p. 131.1 *paternal = like a father
Definitions:
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(1)
(paternal as in: paternal grandmother) related to a father; or characteristic of fathers
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(2)
(paternal as in: paternal attitude) kindness and concern like that of a father -- sometimes implying that it is overly intrusive