brotherly
adjective
broth·er·ly
ˈbrə-t͟hər-lē 
1
: of or relating to brothers
2
: natural or becoming to brothers : affectionate
brotherly love
brotherliness
noun
brotherly
adverb
Examples of brotherly in a Sentence
He gave his sister a brotherly hug.
He received brotherly support from his fellow priests.
Recent Examples on the Web
Last summer, Jeff and Steven McDonald, the brotherly duo who founded the pioneering, sound-shifting band Redd Kross, decided to check out their longtime pals Sparks at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The atomic bomb, exile and a test of brotherly bonds: Robert and Frank Oppenheimer
A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
We were dedicated to being friends and having a brotherly type of bond with each other and that was something on display the full year.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2024
To be sure, the Von Erich saga stands as a Shakespearean tragedy that is so much more unwieldy and stranger than fiction — filled with testosterone, us-against-the-world brotherly love, unhealed trauma, sibling rivalry, and American-style deaths of despair.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
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Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The atomic bomb, exile and a test of brotherly bonds: Robert and Frank Oppenheimer
A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
We were dedicated to being friends and having a brotherly type of bond with each other and that was something on display the full year.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2024
To be sure, the Von Erich saga stands as a Shakespearean tragedy that is so much more unwieldy and stranger than fiction — filled with testosterone, us-against-the-world brotherly love, unhealed trauma, sibling rivalry, and American-style deaths of despair.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Brotherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brotherly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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