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Meanings of sisterlike in English

Like or characteristic of or befitting a sister.

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Examples for "sisterly"
Examples for "sisterly"
1
It was such a sisterly moment, Jane thought they might actually embrace.
Austenland
2
The simple sisterly kindness and silent sympathy soothed Marie after a time.
Ships That Pass in the Night
3
The starving sisterly love in her hungered for a trace of Anne.
Man and Wife
4
Right there, alongside the sisterly fondness I feel for him, is pity.
The day the falls stood still
5
The rejection of him as a lover rendered the sisterly attitude impossible.
Michael
Usage of sisterlike in English
1
What she had needed was to talk about Debra, about their close sisterlike relationship and how very much she would miss her cousin.
Don't cry
2
'I have found a way, mine own-wishme joy, sisterlike-torestore him to me or release me of my love for him.
The Aeneid of Virgil
Frequent collocations
Sisterlike through the time