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[ sis-ter-lee ] / ˈsɪs tər li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sisterly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, like, or befitting a sister: sisterly affection. adverbin the manner of a sister; as a sister. Origin of sisterlyFirst recorded in 1560–70; sister + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM sisterlysis·ter·li·ness, nounun·sis·ter·ly, adjectiveWords nearby sisterlySister Carrie, sisterhood, sister-in-law, Sister Joseph's nodule, Sister Kenny's treatment, sisterly, Sister of Charity, Sister of Loretto, Sister of Mercy, Sistine, Sistine Chapel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sisterlyThese 45 seconds of sisterly affection would have changed Frozen. It’s A Good Thing This Scene Was Deleted From ‘Frozen’|Marina Watts|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Mostly, though, it's about the transformative powers of true love, of both the sisterly and romantic kind. ‘Frozen’ Is the Best Disney Film Since ‘The Lion King’|Kevin Fallon|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST The night before Jimmy first deployed, I accompanied him to a tattoo parlor for sisterly support. My Brother's Big Day|Meghan McCain|May 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST One of the things she had looked forward to most eagerly in her home-coming was the long, sisterly talks they would have together. The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding|Annie Fellows Johnston
Why could he not be content with the sisterly regard she had ever felt toward him? The Elm Tree Tales|F. Irene Burge Smith What made you burst out just now into this sisterly tirade?' Lover or Friend|Rosa Nouchette Carey I had a real tenderness and sisterly affection for Worcester at that time. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two|Harriette Wilson For even to so dull an observer 97 as myself, it was plain her kindness was of a more moving nature than the sisterly. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for sisterly
adjectiveof, resembling, or suitable to a sister, esp in showing kindness and affection Derived forms of sisterlysisterliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sisterlysorority, unity, sodality, friendship, amatory, amorous, ardent, brotherly, doting, enamored, erotic, fervent, fervid, impassioned, indulgent, loving, tender, warm, anacreontic, overindulgent |