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unbrothered

unbrothered adjective: without a brother; having lost one's brother. Also the simple past and past participle of unbrother.

Adjective

unbrothered (not comparable)

  1. Without a brother; having lost one's brother.
    • Rather would she wander, alone and unbrothered, over the surface of the globe!1835, William Godwin, The Orphans of Unwalden, Or, The Soul's Transfusion, page 300
    • Already on the lawn by the water-side the summer-batswing tent had been set up, and across the grass Joyce and the unbrothered Huz came to meet them, with a smile and a tail of welcome.1913, E. F. Benson, Thorley Weir, page 191

Also used as

unbrothered is also the simple past and past participle of unbrother.

Origin of unbrothered

From un- + brother + -ed.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about unbrothered

What does unbrothered mean?
Unbrothered means without a brother; having lost one's brother.
What part of speech is unbrothered?
Unbrothered is an adjective.

Words near unbrothered in the dictionary

  1. unbroody
  2. unbrookable
  3. unbrookably
  4. unbrooked
  5. unbrother
  6. unbrothered
  7. unbrothering
  8. unbrotherlike
  9. unbrotherliness
  10. unbrotherly
  11. unbrothers

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