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uncley

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uncley¹

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From uncle + -y or uncle + -ly.

adjective more uncley · most uncley

  1. Characteristic of an uncle; avuncular Those events were memorable but they were memories only, misted and vague as the uncley sort of God one heard stories about in Sunday School.

uncley²

Where it comes from

From uncle + -y (diminutive ending).

noun uncleys · uncly · unclie

  1. endearing, familiar Familiar or endearing form of uncle Paint nursery, Write regularly in Baby's Book, let aunties and unclies know.

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noun Diminutive of uncle

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"uncley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/uncley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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uncley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/uncley

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"uncley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/uncley.

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@misc{uncley_2026,
  title = {uncley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uncley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}