Lewis, charming and avuncular, is far easier to relate to than the aloof and distant Freud. |
The electrotherapist is depicted as cruel, the embodiment of evil, in contrast to more avuncular presentations of the psychotherapist elsewhere. |
Instead he plays Arthur as a terrifying yet avuncular figure, apt to switch from jovial bonhomie to murderous rage with lightning speed. |
At lunchtime on the day of the party, the BBC's avuncular anchorman David Dimbleby introduced a montage of pop footage. |
The evening news programs and their avuncular anchormen, in particular, fulfill a quite significant function. |
It seemed to flow from who he was, and mimicked the style of a particularly witty and avuncular friend. |