"unsisterly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unsisterly [comparative], most unsisterly [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + sisterly. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sisterly}} un- + sisterly Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsisterly (comparative more unsisterly, superlative most unsisterly)
  1. Not sisterly; not befitting a sister. Derived forms: unsisterliness
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