sisterly
adjective
of, like, or befitting a sister.
unsisterly
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a word derived from
sisterly.
Example Sentences
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Hence the subject is seen by more sensitive types as a bit tricky and unsisterly, and one any good liberal soul should stay away from.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2020
That's rather unsisterly but typical of Ford's bravado — this is not a woman who suffers from low self-esteem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
It is disappointingly unsisterly perhaps – the lead characters are all women, but none of them thrives and comes into their own while their silly fellas are banged up.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2013
This leads, in Sommers' case, to a tone of distinctly unsisterly smugness.
From Time Magazine Archive
In one breath you tell me not to look to you for help, and then you reproach me with unsisterly feelings.
From Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey
