Definition of unsisterly in English:
unsisterly
adjectiveʌnˈsɪstəliˌənˈsɪstərli
Not showing the support and affection which is thought to be characteristic of a sister.
it is most unsisterly of me to juxtapose these two photographs
Example sentencesExamples
- The hardest thing to understand about Nancy is her unsisterly treatment of Diana.
- I know I sound unsisterly, but remember, poaching is not the same as, er, sharing.
- Her unsisterly sharpness to her youngest sister Amy, for example, causes Amy to burn the volume of tales she had been working on.
- What of Anni's unsisterly remark, during the European championships, that she, Claudia, had deliberately feigned illness?
- This is unsisterly and unforgivable, and actually counter-productive.
Definition of unsisterly in US English:
unsisterly
adjectiveˌənˈsistərlēˌənˈsɪstərli
Not showing the support and affection which is thought to be characteristic of a sister.
it is most unsisterly of me to juxtapose these two photographs
Example sentencesExamples
- What of Anni's unsisterly remark, during the European championships, that she, Claudia, had deliberately feigned illness?
- The hardest thing to understand about Nancy is her unsisterly treatment of Diana.
- Her unsisterly sharpness to her youngest sister Amy, for example, causes Amy to burn the volume of tales she had been working on.
- I know I sound unsisterly, but remember, poaching is not the same as, er, sharing.
- This is unsisterly and unforgivable, and actually counter-productive.