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big-brotherish

big-brotherish adjective: of or characteristic of older brothers.

Adjective (1)

big-brotherish

  1. Of or characteristic of older brothers.
    • “Did we get him?” he repeated in a scornful, big-brotherish sort of tone.1902, Tudor Jenks, Gypsy, the Talking Dog, page 217
    • He had been in love with her since they had been children together in Charleston, but in a mild, big-brotherish fashion.1931, Polan Banks, The Street of Women, page 11
    Synonyms:
    big-brotherly

Adjective (2) capitalized: Big-Brotherish

Big-Brotherish (comparative more Big-Brotherish, superlative most Big-Brotherish)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Big Brotherish

Synonyms of big-brotherish

Forms of big-brotherish

comparativemore Big-Brotherish
superlativemost Big-Brotherish

Origin of big-brotherish

From big brother + -ish.

Questions about big-brotherish

What does big-brotherish mean?
Big-brotherish means of or characteristic of older brothers.
What part of speech is big-brotherish?
Big-brotherish is an adjective.

Words near big-brotherish in the dictionary

  1. big-box stores
  2. big-boy britches
  3. big-boy pants
  4. big-brained
  5. big-breasted
  6. big-brotherish
  7. big-brotherism
  8. big-brotherliness
  9. big-brotherly
  10. big-character poster
  11. big-character posters

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