"sisterly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪstəli/ [UK] Forms: sisterly [positive], more sisterly [comparative], most sisterly [superlative]
Etymology: sister + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|sister|ly}} sister + -ly Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The term sisterly is used to describe things as being of or related to sisters.
    Sense id: simple-sisterly-en-adj-aO~x7ksS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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