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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English brotherly, from Old English brōþorlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *brōþurlīkaz, equivalent to brother + -ly. Cognate with Dutch broederlijk (“brotherly”), German brüderlich (“brotherly”), Swedish broderlig (“brotherly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]brotherly (comparative more brotherly, superlative most brotherly)
- Of or characteristic of brothers.
- brotherly love
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of or characteristic of brothers
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Adverb
[edit]brotherly
- In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers.
- 1908 February 19, Jack London, The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC:
- "What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?"
Anagrams
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English brōþorlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *brōþurlīkaz; equivalent to brother + -ly. The adverb was derived from the adjective in the Middle English period.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]brotherly (rare)
Descendants
[edit]- English: brotherly
References
[edit]- “brọ̄̆therlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-21.
Adverb
[edit]brotherly
- In a brotherly way; in a way like a brother.
Descendants
[edit]- English: brotherly
References
[edit]- “brọ̄̆therlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-21.
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