Definition of sisterly in English:

sisterly

adjectiveˈsɪst(ə)liˈsɪstərli

Characteristic of or appropriate for a sister or sisters.
sisterly affection
Lizzy and Jane shared a close sisterly bond
she gives Kristina sisterly advice
Example sentencesExamples
- I guess there was a little too much sisterly rivalry.
- An older, blonde girl, about eight, looks over with sisterly disgust.
- I know I should be more patient, more sisterly, more respectful of other people's discoveries.
- We share her stress as she prepares for an annual sisterly get-together.
- The lead character shows lust only for Olympic glory—the most his self-sacrificing wife gets is a sisterly peck on the cheek.
- Two one-acre plots were sold off to early members of the community who wanted sisterly relations without the constant challenges of communal living.
- Without being dramatic about it, the story ends on a note of sisterly solidarity.
- She slung a sisterly arm around her best friend's shoulders, understanding how distraught she was.
- The Elle of the first film would have taken her aside to provide a few sisterly fashion tips.
- Her motivation was not purely sisterly concern.

Derivatives

sisterliness

nounˈsɪstəlɪnəsˈsɪstərlinəs

Her sourness and envy are apparent in her readiness to put down Iris and her lack of sisterliness.
Example sentencesExamples
- I think her sisterliness, albeit reluctantly it seems, is very misplaced.
- She has just introduced the idea that the magazines promote the idea of sisterliness.
- She could see that it was easy to think, subliminally, of her sisterliness as something chaste and, well, unsexy.
- The sisterliness between the two women veils the novel's fascinating ambivalence towards different kinds of female creativity: motherhood and writing.

Rhymes

systole

Definition of sisterly in US English:

sisterly

adjectiveˈsistərlēˈsɪstərli

Characteristic of or appropriate for a sister or sisters.
sisterly affection
Lizzy and Jane shared a close sisterly bond
she gives Kristina sisterly advice
Example sentencesExamples
- The Elle of the first film would have taken her aside to provide a few sisterly fashion tips.
- I guess there was a little too much sisterly rivalry.
- The lead character shows lust only for Olympic glory—the most his self-sacrificing wife gets is a sisterly peck on the cheek.
- An older, blonde girl, about eight, looks over with sisterly disgust.
- We share her stress as she prepares for an annual sisterly get-together.
- Two one-acre plots were sold off to early members of the community who wanted sisterly relations without the constant challenges of communal living.
- I know I should be more patient, more sisterly, more respectful of other people's discoveries.
- Her motivation was not purely sisterly concern.
- She slung a sisterly arm around her best friend's shoulders, understanding how distraught she was.
- Without being dramatic about it, the story ends on a note of sisterly solidarity.

单词	sisterly
释义	Definition of sisterly in English: sisterly adjectiveˈsɪst(ə)liˈsɪstərli Characteristic of or appropriate for a sister or sisters. sisterly affection Lizzy and Jane shared a close sisterly bond she gives Kristina sisterly advice Example sentencesExamples I guess there was a little too much sisterly rivalry. An older, blonde girl, about eight, looks over with sisterly disgust. I know I should be more patient, more sisterly, more respectful of other people's discoveries. We share her stress as she prepares for an annual sisterly get-together. The lead character shows lust only for Olympic glory—the most his self-sacrificing wife gets is a sisterly peck on the cheek. Two one-acre plots were sold off to early members of the community who wanted sisterly relations without the constant challenges of communal living. Without being dramatic about it, the story ends on a note of sisterly solidarity. She slung a sisterly arm around her best friend's shoulders, understanding how distraught she was. The Elle of the first film would have taken her aside to provide a few sisterly fashion tips. Her motivation was not purely sisterly concern. Derivatives sisterliness nounˈsɪstəlɪnəsˈsɪstərlinəs Her sourness and envy are apparent in her readiness to put down Iris and her lack of sisterliness. Example sentencesExamples I think her sisterliness, albeit reluctantly it seems, is very misplaced. She has just introduced the idea that the magazines promote the idea of sisterliness. She could see that it was easy to think, subliminally, of her sisterliness as something chaste and, well, unsexy. The sisterliness between the two women veils the novel's fascinating ambivalence towards different kinds of female creativity: motherhood and writing. Rhymes systole Definition of sisterly in US English: sisterly adjectiveˈsistərlēˈsɪstərli Characteristic of or appropriate for a sister or sisters. sisterly affection Lizzy and Jane shared a close sisterly bond she gives Kristina sisterly advice Example sentencesExamples The Elle of the first film would have taken her aside to provide a few sisterly fashion tips. I guess there was a little too much sisterly rivalry. The lead character shows lust only for Olympic glory—the most his self-sacrificing wife gets is a sisterly peck on the cheek. An older, blonde girl, about eight, looks over with sisterly disgust. We share her stress as she prepares for an annual sisterly get-together. Two one-acre plots were sold off to early members of the community who wanted sisterly relations without the constant challenges of communal living. I know I should be more patient, more sisterly, more respectful of other people's discoveries. Her motivation was not purely sisterly concern. She slung a sisterly arm around her best friend's shoulders, understanding how distraught she was. Without being dramatic about it, the story ends on a note of sisterly solidarity.
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