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PATERNALISTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paternalistic mean?
• PATERNALISTIC (adjective)
The adjective PATERNALISTIC has 1 sense:
1. benevolent but sometimes intrusive
Familiarity information: PATERNALISTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Benevolent but sometimes intrusive
Similar:
paternal (characteristic of a father)
Derivation:
paternalism (the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good)
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