sisterly
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sisterly¹
- /ˈsɪstəli/ UK
Sounds like systole (non-rhotic)
adjective more sisterly · sisterlier · most sisterly · sisterliest
- Of or characteristic of sisters. Poor Mary [Austin] will do her very best and sisterliest for you. A kinder soul is not in the Earth.
sisterly²
- /ˈsɪstəli/ UK
Sounds like systole (non-rhotic)
adverb more sisterly · most sisterly
- 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?"
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adj of or characteristic of a sister or sisters
| Español | sororal |
|---|---|
| Français | de sœur, sororal, sororel |
| Deutsch | schwesterlich, geschwisterlich |
| Română | ca de soră, de soră |
| Русский | се́стринский séstrinskij |
| العربية | أُخْتِيّ ʔuḵtiyy |
adv like a sister
| Deutsch | schwesterlich, geschwisterlich |
|---|---|
| Română | ca o soră |
| Русский | по-се́стрински po-séstrinski |
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title = {sisterly},
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