adjective · rare

brotherly

brotherly · more brotherly · most brotherly

братський, братній, братерський

братский

brüderlich, geschwisterlich

Of or characteristic of brothersOf or characteristic of brothers.

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UK/ˈbɹʌð.ə.li/US/ˈbɹʌð.ɚ.li/

» The piercing wind blew unabated throughout our brotherly hug.

Meaning

1 senses

Of or characteristic of brothers.
brotherly love
brüderlich, geschwisterlich
бра́тскийbrátskij
брате́рськийbratérsʹkyj, бра́тськийbrátsʹkyj, бра́тнійbrátnij
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

Examples

6 sentences

The piercing wind blew unabated throughout our brotherly hug.
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No one knows whether his love for his sister was sexual or brotherly.
ruНикто не знает, была ли его любовь к сестре плотской или братской.
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Relations between the heads of state in this region have been convivial, even brotherly.
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Tom and Tim greet each other with a brotherly hug.
deTom und Tim begrüßen einander mit einer brüderlichen Umarmung.
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In an oddly brotherly drunken gesture, Cole tried to give his roommate a noogie.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of or characteristic of brothers:

Русский

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of or characteristic of brothers:

Deutsch

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of or characteristic of brothers:

Origin

From Middle English brotherly, from Old English brōþorlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþe

From Middle English brotherly, from Old English brōþorlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlīk, from Proto-Germanic *brōþērlīkaz, equivalent to brother + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Dutch broederlijk (“brotherly”), German brüderlich (“brotherly”), Swedish broderlig (“brotherly”). Piecewise doublet of friarly.

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