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BROTHERLY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
Example:
close fraternal ties
Synonyms:
brotherlike; brotherly; fraternal
Classified under:
Antonym:
sisterly (like or characteristic of or befitting a sister)
Derivation:
brother (a male with the same parents as someone else)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
Classified under:
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
Pertainym:
brotherly (like or characteristic of or befitting a brother)
Context examples:
There was only a comfortable glow that warmed and did him good without putting him into a fever, and he was reluctantly obliged to confess that the boyish passion was slowly subsiding into a more tranquil sentiment, very tender, a little sad and resentful still, but that was sure to pass away in time, leaving a brotherly affection which would last unbroken to the end.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
He drew a little nearer, and looked more like his old self as he said that, and the fear that sometimes weighed on Amy's heart was lightened, for the look, the act, the brotherly 'my dear', seemed to assure her that if any trouble did come, she would not be alone in a strange land.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
He did not speak to her again till suppertime, when he saw her drinking champagne with Ned and his friend Fisher, who were behaving 'like a pair of fools', as Laurie said to himself, for he felt a brotherly sort of right to watch over the Marches and fight their battles whenever a defender was needed.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
