Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, characteristic of, or befitting sisters or a sister.
- adverb As a sister.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a sister.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to a
sister or sisters. - adverb In the manner of a
sister , behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective like or characteristic of or befitting a sister
Etymologies
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Examples
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But there was nothing "sisterly" about the message, which urged Sor Juana to giveup writing and devote herself entirely to religion.
The remarkable life of Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695) 2008
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But there was nothing "sisterly" about the message, which urged Sor Juana to giveup writing and devote herself entirely to religion.
The remarkable life of Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695) 2008
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As a subordinated sex-class, women on The Farm could have brought forth the Mighty Mouse response Stephen desired only if they had forged a more thoroughgoing feminist consciousness, the kind of sisterly, but oppositional solidarity that enabled women at Black Bear Ranch to, in the words of one male resident there, "bust the male work ethic" and negotiate a more equitable sexual division of labor.
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583 2007
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However, my younger sister is 18 years younger than me and I hope that when she's slightly older we'll have the kind of sisterly relationship described above.
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However, my younger sister is 18 years younger than me and I hope that when she's slightly older we'll have the kind of sisterly relationship described above.
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And many of us heard that as more than a mere admission — it is a kind of sisterly bonding which often takes the form when said by others of “I hate math.”
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However, my younger sister is 18 years younger than me and I hope that when she's slightly older we'll have the kind of sisterly relationship described above.
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However, my younger sister is 18 years younger than me and I hope that when she's slightly older we'll have the kind of sisterly relationship described above.
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There ought to be some kind of sisterly solidarity.
Continuing the debate over sexual attraction, gender roles and power 2005
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I think you've begun to feel a kind of sisterly affection for Peter and would like to help him, just as much as I would.
The Diary Of A Young Girl Frank, Anne, 1929-1945 1991
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