unsisterly

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ sisterly.

Adjective

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unsisterly (comparative more unsisterly, superlative most unsisterly)

  1. Not sisterly; not befitting a sister.
    • 1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 43, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: [], volume I, London: [] S[amuel] Richardson;  [], →OCLC:
      [] I desire I may throw myself at my father’s and mother’s feet, and hear from them what their sentence is. I shall at least avoid, by that means, the unsisterly insults I meet with from you.
    • 1817 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Persuasion; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. [], volumes (please specify |volume=III or IV), London: John Murray, [], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC:
      Mary was not so repulsive and unsisterly as Elizabeth, nor so inaccessible to all influence of hers []
    • 1911, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 1, in The Story Girl[1]:
      Felicity tossed her golden head and shot an unsisterly glance at Dan.

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