cousinly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cousin +‎ -ly

Adjective[edit]

cousinly (comparative more cousinly, superlative most cousinly)

  1. Characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin
    Antonym: uncousinly
    • 1911, Susan Glaspell, The Visioning[1]:
      Katie," he broke out, "if you have any cousinly love in your heart, and know anything about Walt Whitman, tell me something, so I can go back and spring it on Helen."