sisterlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪstəli/, U.S.

/ˈsɪstərli/

Forms: see sister n. and -ly suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sister n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < sister n. + -ly suffix¹.Compare Middle Dutch susterlijc (Dutch zusterlijk), Middle Low German süsterlik, Middle High German swesterlich (German schwesterlich), Old Swedish systorliker (Swedish systerlik).

a. Of or relating to a sister (in various senses of sister n.); (also) characteristic of or befitting a sister or sisters, esp. in being either affectionate and loyal, or frank and outspoken.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [adjective]

sisterly?1532

sister-like1567

sistering1609

sororial1836

sororal1838

?1532 T. Paynell tr. Erasmus De Contemptu Mundi xi. sig. M.iii^v What so euer brotherly and systerly pite [L. fraterna ac sororia pietas] and tender loue may do.

?1572 T. Paynell tr. Treasurie Amadis of Fraunce xii. 304 We sende you peace, the which ye may not refuse,..at leastwise if ye haue any sisterly charitie [Fr. charité de sœurs].

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) v. i. 100 After much debatement, My sisterly remorse, confutes mine honour.

1756 W. Warburton View Bolingbroke's Philos. (ed. 3) iii. 158 We shall hear no more of this sisterly resemblance [of Christianity] to Platonism.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. vii. 144 A renewal of all the maternal kindness of the abbess, and of the sisterly attentions of the nuns.

1821 W. Scott Pirate II. vi. 122 They..exchanged a sisterly kiss, and a sisterly good night.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xliii. 391 She..read him lectures with sisterly frankness.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. i. 10 Exhibiting in their own lives every joy of sisterly love.

1931 S. Kaye-Smith Susan Spray ii. 93 Once or twice she scolded her in true sisterly fashion.

1955 B. Bettelheim Truants from Life iii. 264 She saw this sister in a parental rather than a sisterly role.

2001 New Eng. Q. 74 522 Elizabeth and Ellen Dwight expressed in their correspondence the sisterly affection so evident in their joint portrait.

b. Resembling a sister, esp. in character, behaviour, or status.

ΚΠ

1648 N. Ward Mercurius Anti-mechanicus 34 You were better sit at home pricking of leather clouts, then to make a company of sisterly brethren Prick up their..eares.

1664 J. Wilson Cheats ii. iii. 22 The woman, is a good sisterlie woman.

1844 Hood's Mag. & Comic Misc. Aug. 153 ‘Alas! Marie,’ said Dorte, to her sisterly companion, wiping the tears from her eyes..‘What is to become of us?’

1872 S. Borg & M. H. Brown tr. M. Schwartz Two Family Mothers 78/2 In that sisterly friend he gained a little torment, who continually found fault with his behavior.

1908 Chron. London Missionary Soc. Feb. 33/2 A subtle influence began to spread amongst us, the influence of a kindly, unaffected, perfectly natural, sisterly woman.

2014 Sunday Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. (Features section) 15 [Judith] Weir..would be the first Mistress of the Queen's Music and a sisterly companion to Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate.

2. Of or relating to a religious sisterhood. Cf. sisterhood n. 2a. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > monasticism > nun > [adjective]

nunnish1570

nunlike1611

sisterly1653

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [adjective] > relating to a sisterhood

sisterly1653

1653 E. Lee Legenda Lignea iii. 14 A private Sisterly Conventicle.

1883 Women's Suffrage Jrnl. Nov. 201 The self-devotion of women to the sisterly life arose out of Christ's teaching.

1916 M. P. Finn Let. 28 July in Mem. Pittsburgh Sisters of Mercy (1918) 440 I need your prayers, dear Sister, and all the sisterly prayers you can get.

2012 S. Rushdie Joseph Anton (2013) i. 37 He..watched Germaine [Greer] perform her Stripping Nun routine, bumping and grinding her way out of her sisterly habit to reveal a full frogman's outfit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sisterlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈsɪstəli/, U.S.

/ˈsɪstərli/

Forms: see sister n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sister n., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < sister n. + -ly suffix².Compare Dutch zusterlijk (beginning of the 16th cent.), Middle Low German süsterlīken.

In a sisterly manner; like a sister.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [adverb]

sister-like1576

sisterly1596

sororially1825

1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 80 High Hierusalem Sisterlie applauding..her victories.

1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale viii. 68 Yet if thow die the deathe, I live that liefe Which dieth sisterlie with Algarsife.

1655 J. Sergeant Schism Dis-arm'd iii. iii. 250 Perhaps you will say that one particular Church must sisterly and charitably assist and teach another.

1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. i, in Lamia & Other Poems 162 Those silver wings expanded sisterly.

1864 F. W. Robinson Mattie III. 205 She spoke coolly and sisterly now.

1907 J. London Iron Heel vii. 118 What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?

1974 Spare Rib May 22/4 Yours sisterly, Linda Dove, London S.W.11.

2005 B. Connor Dead Secret xxiii. 173 There weren't that many times during their childhood that they had acted sisterly toward each other.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sisterly
释义	sisterlyadj. Brit. /ˈsɪstəli/, U.S. /ˈsɪstərli/ Forms: see sister n. and -ly suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sister n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < sister n. + -ly suffix¹.Compare Middle Dutch susterlijc (Dutch zusterlijk), Middle Low German süsterlik, Middle High German swesterlich (German schwesterlich), Old Swedish systorliker (Swedish systerlik). 1. a. Of or relating to a sister (in various senses of sister n.); (also) characteristic of or befitting a sister or sisters, esp. in being either affectionate and loyal, or frank and outspoken. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [adjective] sisterly?1532 sister-like1567 sistering1609 sororial1836 sororal1838 ?1532 T. Paynell tr. Erasmus De Contemptu Mundi xi. sig. M.iii^v What so euer brotherly and systerly pite [L. fraterna ac sororia pietas] and tender loue may do. ?1572 T. Paynell tr. Treasurie Amadis of Fraunce xii. 304 We sende you peace, the which ye may not refuse,..at leastwise if ye haue any sisterly charitie [Fr. charité de sœurs]. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) v. i. 100 After much debatement, My sisterly remorse, confutes mine honour. View more context for this quotation 1756 W. Warburton View Bolingbroke's Philos. (ed. 3) iii. 158 We shall hear no more of this sisterly resemblance [of Christianity] to Platonism. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. vii. 144 A renewal of all the maternal kindness of the abbess, and of the sisterly attentions of the nuns. 1821 W. Scott Pirate II. vi. 122 They..exchanged a sisterly kiss, and a sisterly good night. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xliii. 391 She..read him lectures with sisterly frankness. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. i. 10 Exhibiting in their own lives every joy of sisterly love. 1931 S. Kaye-Smith Susan Spray ii. 93 Once or twice she scolded her in true sisterly fashion. 1955 B. Bettelheim Truants from Life iii. 264 She saw this sister in a parental rather than a sisterly role. 2001 New Eng. Q. 74 522 Elizabeth and Ellen Dwight expressed in their correspondence the sisterly affection so evident in their joint portrait. b. Resembling a sister, esp. in character, behaviour, or status. ΚΠ 1648 N. Ward Mercurius Anti-mechanicus 34 You were better sit at home pricking of leather clouts, then to make a company of sisterly brethren Prick up their..eares. 1664 J. Wilson Cheats ii. iii. 22 The woman, is a good sisterlie woman. 1844 Hood's Mag. & Comic Misc. Aug. 153 ‘Alas! Marie,’ said Dorte, to her sisterly companion, wiping the tears from her eyes..‘What is to become of us?’ 1872 S. Borg & M. H. Brown tr. M. Schwartz Two Family Mothers 78/2 In that sisterly friend he gained a little torment, who continually found fault with his behavior. 1908 Chron. London Missionary Soc. Feb. 33/2 A subtle influence began to spread amongst us, the influence of a kindly, unaffected, perfectly natural, sisterly woman. 2014 Sunday Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. (Features section) 15 [Judith] Weir..would be the first Mistress of the Queen's Music and a sisterly companion to Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate. 2. Of or relating to a religious sisterhood. Cf. sisterhood n. 2a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > nun > [adjective] nunnish1570 nunlike1611 sisterly1653 society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [adjective] > relating to a sisterhood sisterly1653 1653 E. Lee Legenda Lignea iii. 14 A private Sisterly Conventicle. 1883 Women's Suffrage Jrnl. Nov. 201 The self-devotion of women to the sisterly life arose out of Christ's teaching. 1916 M. P. Finn Let. 28 July in Mem. Pittsburgh Sisters of Mercy (1918) 440 I need your prayers, dear Sister, and all the sisterly prayers you can get. 2012 S. Rushdie Joseph Anton (2013) i. 37 He..watched Germaine [Greer] perform her Stripping Nun routine, bumping and grinding her way out of her sisterly habit to reveal a full frogman's outfit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sisterlyadv. Brit. /ˈsɪstəli/, U.S. /ˈsɪstərli/ Forms: see sister n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sister n., -ly suffix². Etymology: < sister n. + -ly suffix².Compare Dutch zusterlijk (beginning of the 16th cent.), Middle Low German süsterlīken. In a sisterly manner; like a sister. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [adverb] sister-like1576 sisterly1596 sororially1825 1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 80 High Hierusalem Sisterlie applauding..her victories. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale viii. 68 Yet if thow die the deathe, I live that liefe Which dieth sisterlie with Algarsife. 1655 J. Sergeant Schism Dis-arm'd iii. iii. 250 Perhaps you will say that one particular Church must sisterly and charitably assist and teach another. 1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. i, in Lamia & Other Poems 162 Those silver wings expanded sisterly. 1864 F. W. Robinson Mattie III. 205 She spoke coolly and sisterly now. 1907 J. London Iron Heel vii. 118 What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly? 1974 Spare Rib May 22/4 Yours sisterly, Linda Dove, London S.W.11. 2005 B. Connor Dead Secret xxiii. 173 There weren't that many times during their childhood that they had acted sisterly toward each other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1532adv.1596
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