What does brotherly mean?

brotherly means "like or characteristic of or befitting a brother". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in brotherly?

brotherly has 3 syllables: brot-her-ly. The stress falls on "brot". In IPA it is /ˈbɹʌðɚli/.

What is another word for brotherly?

Close synonyms include brotherlike, fraternal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of brotherly?

The recorded antonyms are sisterly.

Is brotherly a common word?

brotherly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Brotherly — meaning, pronunciation and 2 senses

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
“brotherly feelings”
“close fraternal ties”
Synonymsbrotherlike fraternal
Antonymssisterly

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
(archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
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