| It seemed to flow from who he was, and mimicked the style of a particularly witty and avuncular friend. |
| Lewis, charming and avuncular, is far easier to relate to than the aloof and distant Freud. |
| Since he had put the point in a friendly, avuncular way, I asked him about something that had long puzzled me. |
| He is certainly an avuncular figure, more paternal than patriarchal, yet even his faults and foibles are masculine in character. |
| At lunchtime on the day of the party, the BBC's avuncular anchorman David Dimbleby introduced a montage of pop footage. |
| Little wonder that the petite, sharp-eyed Phoolan, is hurt by comparisons to the avuncular and hirsute Veerappan. |
