sisterly

[US]/'sɪstəlɪ/
[UK]/'sɪstɚli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. resembling or characteristic of sisters; like a sister

Phrases & Collocations

sisterly love

sisterly bond

sisterly advice

sisterly support

Example Sentences

sisterly kindness; sororal concern.

" Bela clapped Jack on the shoulder in comradely fashion and gave him a sisterly hug.She towered over him, a full head taller.

sisterly bond that cannot be broken

sisterly advice on relationships

Real-world Examples

" Oh, Teddy, such doings! " and Jo told Amy's wrongs with sisterly zeal.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

And expressing its determination to pool the efforts of member states to assist this sisterly country.

Source: VOA Standard January 2013 Collection

" Really, girls, you are both to be blamed, " said Meg, beginning to lecture in her elder–sisterly fashion.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

No, Patty, Patty, I-I...I-I don't know what Brad told you, but my feelings for you are sisterly, not sexual.

Source: Deadly Women

Oh, so now you wanna get all sisterly?

Source: Gossip Girl Season 4

It would hardly encourage sisterly affection.

Source: Pride and Prejudice

And burning to lay herself upon the shrine of sisterly devotion, she sat down to settle that point.

Source: "Little Women" original version

For all but three of her 27 years she had one or two sisterly colleagues, but her opinions still marked her out.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Her sisterly tenderness could not but surmount other feelings at this moment, and her fears were the fears of affection.

Source: Middlemarch (Part One)

No, Patty, Patty, I I Oh, I I don't know what Brad told you, but my feelings for you are sisterly, not sexual.

Source: "Deadly Women" classic lines

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