4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, a. Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love. [1913 Webster] Syn: Fraternal; kind; affectionate; tender. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, adv. Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. "I speak but brotherly of him." --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: brotherly adj : like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: {brotherlike}, {fraternal}] [ant: {sisterly}] adv : (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 51 Moby Thesaurus words for "brotherly": Christian, Christlike, Christly, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, benign, benignant, compassionate, congenial, cordial, decent, devoted, favorable, fraternal, friendlike, friendly, good, gracious, harmonious, human, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindly-disposed, loving, loyal, neighborlike, neighborly, nice, peaceable, pleasant, simpatico, sisterly, sociable, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathique, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, unhostile, warm, warmhearted, well-affected, well-disposed, well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant
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