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cousinly

American  
[kuhz-uhn-lee] / ˈkʌz ən li /

adjective

  1. like or befitting a cousin.


Etymology

Origin of cousinly

First recorded in 1805–15; cousin + -ly

Example Sentences

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Cousin consultancy services With 39 first cousins and many other cousinly figures, you have free expertise in almost everything.

From The Guardian Aug. 1, 2015

Roger Michell, the director, allowed that his tale of cousinly love might have its seamy side.

From New York Times Sep. 11, 2012

When I mention the cousinly connection, he is perhaps a tad quick to say, "Well, going back five generations."

From Time May 12, 2011

Perhaps because he was tired of indignant, cousinly notes, perhaps because he was little interested in journalism, Owner Clark began, last year, to dicker for a sale.

From Time Magazine Archive

If I should be taken home on a hurdle one fine morning, she'd shed some cousinly tears over my inanimate body; but as for the other thing, not one bit of it.

From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida

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