Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characteristic of or befitting brothers; fraternal.
from The Century Dictionary.
- After the manner of a brother; kindly; affectionately.
- Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate: as, brotherly love.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate.
- adverb Like a brother; affectionately; kindly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or characteristic of
brothers . - adverb In the manner of a
brother , as a brother, as brothers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
- adjective like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
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Examples
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Do not suppose the calculating wretch intended to push the 'flirtation' beyond what he called brotherly and sisterly conduct.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
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The doctor laughed at what he called my brotherly anxiety, and remarked that the distance was but short; that my father would certainly send
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Dick, his arm about Ernestine in brotherly fashion, said good night to Graham where one of the divided ways led to the watch tower, and continued on with his pretty sister-in-law toward her quarters.
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Yet he gave her no hope, treating her in brotherly fashion and rarely seeing her.
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I thought liberals believed in brotherly love ... sharon
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Philia—This is sometimes referred to as brotherly love the city of Philadelphia is the “city of brotherly love”.
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A certain brotherly affection would be expected of him.
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Dick, his arm about Ernestine in brotherly fashion, said good night to Graham where one of the divided ways led to the watch tower, and continued on with his pretty sister-in-law toward her quarters.
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Perhaps the chief attraction of fairy tales is due to their representing the child as living in brotherly friendship with nature and all creatures.
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Yet he gave her no hope, treating her in brotherly fashion and rarely seeing her.
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