Sisterly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sisterly \Sis"ter*ly\, a.
     Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly
     kindness; sisterly remorse. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sisterly
       adj : like or characteristic of or befitting a sister; "sisterly
             kindness"; "sororal concern" [syn: {sisterlike}, {sororal}]
             [ant: {brotherly}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "sisterly":
     agreeable, amiable, amicable, brotherly, congenial, favorable,
     fraternal, friendlike, friendly, harmonious, kind, neighborlike,
     neighborly, peaceable, pleasant, simpatico, sociable, sympathique,
     unhostile, well-affected, well-disposed, well-intentioned,
     well-meaning, well-meant