brotherly Definition
broth·erly (-lē)
adjective
- of a brother or brothers
- having traits considered typical of brothers; friendly, kind, helpful, etc.
adverb
Archaic as a brother
brotherly Related Forms
broth′·er·li·ness noun
brotherly Synonyms
brotherly
modif.
Antonyms
brotherly Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- kindness: And then he says to godliness, verse 7, add brotherly kindness.
- affection: From childhood their lives had been marked by the strongest brotherly affection.
- love: There was no arguing the matter with her for either brotherly love or the King's coin.
- bond: Mick and Aston's shared smiles suggests a brotherly bond that Davies has failed to see.
- relation: The ties between Syria and Lebanon were ties of brotherly relations, based on the wishes of the Lebanese people.
- union: Or Philbert; even in our fighting, there was a feeling of brotherly union.
Modifying Another Word
very: In my view my bishop did protect the gospel and he also protected an established pentecostal church too, which is very brotherly.
Browse dictionary entries near brotherly
- ‹ brotherhood
- ‹ Brother Jonathan
- ‹ brother-in-law
- ‹ brother
- ‹ brothel
- ‹ broth
- ‹ brose
- ‹ Bros
- ‹ broomsticking
- ‹ broomstick

