Sisterly

//ˈsɪstəli// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 1
    like or characteristic of or befitting a sister wordnet
Adverb
  1. 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?""

Synonyms

All synonyms
agreeableamiableamicablebrotherlycongenialfavorable

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).

Related phrases

sisterly lovebig sisterly

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