Sisterly
/ˈsɪstəli/ adj, adv
adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or characteristic of sisters.
"Burton designed both Middleton sisters' dresses in white, so that when Pippa picked up Kate's train in the abbey, the two of them were united, visually, in a display of sisterly togetherness."
Adjective
- 1 like or characteristic of or befitting a sister wordnet
Adverb
- 1 In the manner of a sister, behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters.
""What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?""
Example
More examples"Sisterly love is among the strongest of all."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From sister + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Etymology 2
From sister + -ly (adverbial suffix).