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(brʌðəʳli)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A man's brotherly feelings are feelings of love and loyalty which you expect a brother to show.
...family loyalty and brotherly love.
He gave her a brief, brotherly kiss.
Synonyms: fraternal, friendly, neighbourly, sympathetic More Synonyms of brotherly

brotherly in British English

(ˈbrʌðəlɪ)
adjective
1. 
of, resembling, or suitable to a brother, esp in showing loyalty and affection; fraternal
adverb
2. 
in a brotherly way; fraternally
Derived forms
brotherliness (ˈbrotherliness)
noun

brotherly in American English

(ˈbrʌðərli)
adjective
1. 
of a brother or brothers
2. 
having traits considered typical of brothers; friendly, kind, helpful, etc.
adverb
3.  Archaic
as a brother
Derived forms
brotherliness (ˈbrotherliness)
noun

Examples of 'brotherly' in a sentence
brotherly

And the brotherly love was hugely apparent as he admitted:'I get quite emotional just kind of talking about it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some situations lend themselves to brotherly shows of affection.
Christianity Today (2000)
His tracking of what players eat gives an insight into his big brotherly relationship with them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The language of brotherly love was not so easy to speak as he had supposed and was woefully short of imperatives.
Brian Thompson DEVASTATING EDEN: The Search for Utopia in America (2004)
We became inseparable very quickly, and that brotherly bond only grew stronger as time passed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
THERE'S no such thing as brotherly love when you live in Walford.
The Sun (2013)
It's a powerful story of brotherly love with an unlikely twist.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But by dinner that night, he was full of brotherly love.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It sounds cheesy, but we have a kind of brotherly relationship.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Home centres on brotherly love.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
How are their brotherly relations?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
SPAIN needed some brotherly love to reach the Olympic final.
The Sun (2012)
There's a commercial point to the brotherly love, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That's hardly brotherly love, is it?
The Sun (2016)
It's the message of having good relations, brotherly relations.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
(adjective) 
Definition
of or like a brother, esp. in showing loyalty and affection
family loyalty and brotherly love
Synonyms
fraternal
friendly
He has been friendly to me.
neighbourly
I invited them to dinner as a neighbourly gesture of goodwill.
sympathetic
It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend.
affectionate
They seemed devoted to each other and were openly affectionate.
benevolent
a most benevolent employer
kind
He was a very kind man, full of common sense.
amicable
The meeting ended on reasonably amicable terms.
altruistic
motives that are not entirely altruistic
philanthropic
the philanthropic aims of the organization

Additional synonyms

in the sense of affectionate
Definition
having or displaying tenderness, affection, or warmth
They seemed devoted to each other and were openly affectionate.
Synonyms
fond,
loving,
kind,
caring,
warm,
friendly,
attached,
devoted,
tender,
doting,
warm-hearted
in the sense of altruistic
motives that are not entirely altruistic
Synonyms
selfless,
generous,
humanitarian,
charitable,
benevolent,
considerate,
self-sacrificing,
philanthropic,
unselfish,
public-spirited
in the sense of amicable
Definition
characterized by friendliness
The meeting ended on reasonably amicable terms.
Synonyms
friendly,
kindly,
brotherly,
civil,
neighbourly,
peaceful,
polite,
harmonious,
good-humoured,
amiable,
courteous,
cordial,
sociable,
fraternal,
peaceable

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brotherly

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