cousinly
[ kuhz-uhn-lee ]
adjective
like or befitting a cousin.
Origin of cousinly
1Words Nearby cousinly
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How to use cousinly in a sentence
It was only then that, turning the letters over, it occurred to him to doubt if the second was a cousinly salutation.
The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins"You must think whether you have compensation," said the lady, and he received it in a cousinly squeeze of his hand.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George MeredithFor the cousinly affection of two years ago, had in both of them merged into deep intense love, which ended only with their lives.
Peak's Island | Ford PaulFor Kitty instead of showing any proper, cousinly enthusiasm was looking at him with a frown of petulant vexation.
The Silver Butterfly | Mrs. Wilson WoodrowNow Kitty Hampton should have an opportunity to prove that cousinly affection of which she was always assuring him.
The Silver Butterfly | Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
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