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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective paternalistic has 1 sense
- paternalistic(s = adj.all) - benevolent but sometimes intrusive; Derived form noun paternalism1
CIDE DICTIONARY
paternalistic, adj.
Benevolent but sometimes intrusive; -- used often of governments and the administration of large organizations. See paternal government . [WordNet 1.5]