1.
[syn: brotherly, brotherlike, fraternal]
ADVERB (1)
1. (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, a.
Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for
brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as,
brotherly love.
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Syn: Fraternal; kind; affectionate; tender.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, adv.
Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. "I speak but
brotherly of him." --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brotherly
adv 1: (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
adj 1: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother;
"brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn:
brotherly, brotherlike, fraternal] [ant:
sisterlike, sisterly, sororal]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "brotherly":
Christian, Christlike, Christly, affectionate, agreeable, amiable,
amicable, benign, benignant, compassionate, congenial, cordial,
decent, devoted, favorable, fraternal, friendlike, friendly, good,
gracious, harmonious, human, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly,
kindly-disposed, loving, loyal, neighborlike, neighborly, nice,
peaceable, pleasant, simpatico, sisterly, sociable, softhearted,
sympathetic, sympathique, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted,
unhostile, warm, warmhearted, well-affected, well-disposed,
well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant