brotherly

UK /ˈbɹʌð.ə.li/ US /ˈbɹʌð.ɚ.li/

adj 1adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

convivial, full, other, sexual, unabated

VERB + BROTHERLY

needing, talked

BROTHERLY + NOUN

charity, cole, gesture

PREP.

in, throughout, with

ADV.

lovingly, oddly, simply, sisterly

Definitions

adj

Of or characteristic of brothers.

brotherly love

Do not despair. To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate, but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity.

adv

In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers.

Praising and pleading him, / Lovingly needing him, / Brotherly feeding him, / Preaching and speeding him, / Blessing, succeeding Him, / Thus is the Master near,— / Thus is He here!

I might have seen him, and talked with him brotherly, face to face.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

brotherlike
fraternal

Antonyms

sisterly
sisterlike
sororal

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

brotherly love

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Do not despair. To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate, but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity.

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Praising and pleading him, / Lovingly needing him, / Brotherly feeding him, / Preaching and speeding him, / Blessing, succeeding Him, / Thus is the Master near,— / Thus is He here!

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I might have seen him, and talked with him brotherly, face to face.

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"What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?"

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Philadelphia's nickname, "the City of Brotherly Love," is simply a translation from the Greek roots of the city's name.

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Usage Notes

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