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单词 cousinly
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cousinlyadj.

Brit. /ˈkʌznli/, U.S. /ˈkəznli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cousin n., -ly suffix1.
Etymology: < cousin n. + -ly suffix1.Compare slightly earlier uncousinly (1755).
Esp. of a sentiment, disposition, etc.: characteristic of or befitting a cousin; resembling (that of) a cousin. Cf. cousinlike adj.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > cousin > [adjective]
cousinly1761
cousinlike1771
1761 G. Montagu Let. 8 Oct. in H. Walpole Corr. (1941) IX. 393 My Lord shows us both the most cousinly distinctions and all the grandees treat us with a difference.
a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. xii. 253 That cousinly little interview. View more context for this quotation
1908 W. Trafford-Taunton Threshold i. 123 He..went to the funeral of her little child with cousinly consolation, a cousinly hand-shake, and a cousinly cheek kiss.
2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 June 66/2 Giannino's bid for Hungarian support had more to do with current tensions in the politics of the Italian peninsula than with any desire to call on cousinly affection.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cousinlyadv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cousin n., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < cousin n. + -ly suffix2. Compare earlier cousinlike adv.
Obsolete. rare.
In the manner of a cousin; like a cousin; = cousinlike adv.
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1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh iii. 103 I love my cousin cousinly—no more.
1901 G. M. Cooke & A. B. McKinney Mistress Joy xx. 232 Be a little kinder to me—not cousinly kind,..but kind in the way I crave.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).
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