brotherly
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Definition of brotherly
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of or characteristic of brothers.
“brotherly love”
“Do not despair. To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate; but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity.”
“They are modelling in parvo around them the predestined Greater America of the mightier, holier, brotherlier comradeship which it seems America has been called into being to bring to pass for the world:— […]”
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adj
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Of or characteristic of brothers.
“brotherly love”
“Do not despair. To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate; but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity.”
“They are modelling in parvo around them the predestined Greater America of the mightier, holier, brotherlier comradeship which it seems America has been called into being to bring to pass for the world:— […]”
adv
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In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers.
“Praising and pleading him, / Lovingly needing him, / Brotherly feeding him, / Preaching and speeding him, / Blessing, succeeding Him, / Thus is the Master near,— / Thus is He here!”
“I might have seen him, and talked with him brotherly, face to face.”
“"What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?"”
“The people treat me brotherly here.”
“There was no way she'd be able to act brotherly/sisterly with him.”
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Etymology
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.
Words you can make from brotherly
154 playable · top: BROTHY (14 pts)
Best play brothy 14 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
27 words- BOTHY 13 pts
- HERBY 13 pts
- ETHYL 11 pts
- HERRY 11 pts
- HOLEY 11 pts
- HOTLY 11 pts
- HOYLE 11 pts
- BERRY 10 pts
- BERTH 10 pts
- BERYL 10 pts
- BORTY 10 pts
- BROEY 10 pts
- BROTH 10 pts
- THROB 10 pts
- HELOT 8 pts
- HOTEL 8 pts
- LORRY 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- RETRY 8 pts
- TERRY 8 pts
- THOLE 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- TOYER 8 pts
- BORER 7 pts
- BOTEL 7 pts
- ROBLE 7 pts
- RETRO 5 pts
4-letter words
50 words- HOLY 10 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- BETH 9 pts
- BOTH 9 pts
- BYRE 9 pts
- BYRL 9 pts
- BYTE 9 pts
- HERB 9 pts
- OBEY 9 pts
- ORBY 9 pts
- TOBY 9 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HOLT 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- LORY 7 pts
- LOTH 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- TORY 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TROY 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- TYRO 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- BELT 6 pts
- BLET 6 pts
- BLOT 6 pts
- BOLE 6 pts
- BOLT 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BORT 6 pts
- LOBE 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTL 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORR 4 pts
3-letter words
48 words- HEY 9 pts
- HOY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- BEY 8 pts
- BOY 8 pts
- BYE 8 pts
- HOB 8 pts
- YOB 8 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- TOY 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BOT 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- BRR 5 pts
- LOB 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- ORB 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- ROB 5 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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