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adj. - Characteristic of or befitting a female sibling.

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  • The first time I was with her, we automatically had a sisterlike bond.
  • Otherwise she gave him no sign that she was anything more in her heart than his sisterlike companion.
  • 'I have found a way, mine own -- wish me joy, sisterlike -- to restore him to me or release me of my love for him.
  • Naomi and Ruth are friends, indeed sisterlike, each seeking the good of the other in a world over which they have little control.
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