Sisterly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɪstəli/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sisterly is an adjective meaning Of or characteristic of sisters.
Meaning
Of or characteristic of sisters.
More Meanings
- In the manner of a sister, behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters.
Example Sentences
Poor Mary [Austin] will do her very best and sisterliest for you. A kinder soul is not in the Earth.
"What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?"
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.
Word Forms
- sisterlier
- sisterliest
Synonyms for sisterly
Depending on context, synonyms include sororal, sisterlike.
Antonyms for sisterly
Common opposites include fraternal, brotherly, brotherlike.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sororal, sisterlike, sister, brother, sibling, bro.
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