"nephewly" meaning in English

See nephewly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more nephewly [comparative], most nephewly [superlative]
Etymology: From nephew + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|nephew|ly|id2=adjectival}} nephew + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} nephewly (comparative more nephewly, superlative most nephewly)
  1. Pertaining to a nephew. Synonyms: nephewish
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          "ref": "1918, Bess Streeter Aldrich, Miss Livingston's Nephew:",
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          "ref": "2012, Claire Harman, “How They Roared”, in Literary Review, section 403:",
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