1
[ adjective ] like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

Synonyms

fraternal brotherlike

Examples

"brotherly feelings" "close fraternal ties"

Related terms

sisterly

2
[ adverb ] (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner

Related terms

archaism

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Rhymes with

southerly motherly northerly fatherly weatherly utterly improperly properly disorderly bitterly orderly early elderly tenderly gingerly unnaturally quarterly burly miserly eagerly overly formerly quarterly cleverly northwesterly scholarly irregularly popularly entirely particularly singularly circularly regularly spectacularly peculiarly leisurely linearly soberly painterly neighborly kimberley westerly similarly easterly masterly painterly somberly curly pearly surly northeasterly

Phonetic and Homophones

B R AH1 DH ER0 L IY0

Similar Spelling

brother Brothers brotherlike breather Brotherton brooder brotherhood bret_harte Bruder Broder Brader

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