Modifies a noun

• woman: Rosa, a matronly woman in her fifties, is visiting her homeland for the first time in 14 years.

• lady: Miss Jeff was a matronly older lady who had been at the school a very long time.

• figure: The door opened to reveal a matronly figure in silhouette, framed by the brightness of the gas-lit hall.

Used with adjective complement

• look: But I'm quite busty and I fear it would look matronly on me.