| The electrotherapist is depicted as cruel, the embodiment of evil, in contrast to more avuncular presentations of the psychotherapist elsewhere. |
| It seemed to flow from who he was, and mimicked the style of a particularly witty and avuncular friend. |
| At lunchtime on the day of the party, the BBC's avuncular anchorman David Dimbleby introduced a montage of pop footage. |
| Instead he plays Arthur as a terrifying yet avuncular figure, apt to switch from jovial bonhomie to murderous rage with lightning speed. |
| He long ago ditched the specs, shaved off his whiskers and now has a rather kindly avuncular air. |
| Readers of my diary will recognise me as a wise, avuncular figure with a keen mind and big heart. |
