Brotherly
['brʌðəlɪ] or ['brʌðɚli]
Definition
(adj.) like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; 'brotherly feelings'; 'close fraternal ties' .
(adv.) (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner.
Checked by Evan--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love.
(adv.) Like a brother; affectionately; kindly.
Typed by Cyril
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Fraternal, affectionate, kind, amicable, friendly, cordial.
Typist: Stanley
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fraternal, kind, affectionate, tender
ANT:Unkind, hard, harsh, unfraternal
Editor: Shelton
Examples
- Pardon, succour, and brotherly love await your repentance. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- You have been so brotherly as to propose to me to fall in here and take my place among the products of your perseverance and sense. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She always laughs at him; and he is not likely to think of her in any other than a brotherly way. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He was fatherly to his pupils, but he was not brotherly to me. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He could remain her brotherly friend, interpreting her actions with generous trustfulness. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Perhaps, his brotherly conscience is touched—if there are such things as consciences. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Brother, I thank you a million times for your more than brotherly welcome, and a million times more to that for your more than brotherly intentions. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Captain Lennox was always extremely kind and brotherly to Margaret. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- As the word 'brotherly' passed through his mind in one of his reveries, he smiled, and glanced up at the picture of Mozart that was before him. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The offer, being gladly accepted, is followed by a pleasant ride, a pleasant dinner, and a pleasant breakfast, all in brotherly communion. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It's more than brotherly, as I said before, and I thank you heartily for it, shaking him a long time by the hand. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And Laurie put his arm about her with a brotherly gesture which was very comforting. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Editor: Shelton