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adj. - Like or characteristic of or befitting a male sibling

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Usage examples (11)
  • Noun : a fraternity brother. ,All men are brothers. ,Brother, can you spare a dime?
  • He is like a mentor character to Twitch, acting as such in addition to brotherlike character as well.
  • But the chorus harmonies were close and brotherlike, sweet enough in themselves to make partial headway against the song's otherwise gloom.
  • Schiller's tone and behaviour to his Sisters is always beautifully human and brotherlike, as here.
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