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Definition of Sisterly
1. Adjective. Like or characteristic of or befitting a sister. "Sororal concern"
Definition of Sisterly
1. a. Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly kindness; sisterly remorse.
Definition of Sisterly
1. Adjective. Pertaining to a sister or sisters. ¹
2. Adverb. In the manner of a sister, behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sisterly
1. of or resembling a sister [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sisterly
Literary usage of Sisterly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Short-story: Specimens Illustrating Its Development by Brander Matthews (1907)
"A sisterly SCHEME By HC BUNNER (1855-1896) BUNNER was a humorist who happened
also to be a poet. His humor may be fanciful; he may imagine an impossible ..."
2. The Female Revolutionary Plutarch: Containing Biographical, Historical, and by Lewis Goldsmith, Stewarton (1808)
"It originates in the civic feasts and national confederations of La Fayette and
Petion, and in the fraternal and sisterly banquets of Hebert and Robespierre ..."
3. The Female Revolutionary Plutarch: Containing Biographical, Historical and by Stewarton, Lewis Goldsmith (1806)
"... and in the fraternal and sisterly banquets of Hebert and Robespierre, his
wo'r* thy predecessors. At the sacrilegious inauguration- of the Goddess of ..."
4. Noble Deeds of Woman; Or, Examples of Female Courage and Virtue by Elizabeth Starling (1853)
"sisterly AFFECTION. •TXO. ... but many admirable traits of their sisterly affection
also attract our notice: and although such examples are more rare of ..."
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