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unbrotherly

unbrotherly adjective: not brotherly; not befitting a brother.

Adjective

unbrotherly (comparative more unbrotherly, superlative most unbrotherly)

  1. Not brotherly; not befitting a brother.

Forms of unbrotherly

comparativemore unbrotherly
superlativemost unbrotherly

Origin of unbrotherly

From un- + brotherly.

Words formed from unbrotherly

Questions about unbrotherly

What does unbrotherly mean?
Unbrotherly means not brotherly; not befitting a brother.
What part of speech is unbrotherly?
Unbrotherly is an adjective.

Words near unbrotherly in the dictionary

  1. unbrother
  2. unbrothered
  3. unbrothering
  4. unbrotherlike
  5. unbrotherliness
  6. unbrotherly
  7. unbrothers
  8. unbrought
  9. unbrown
  10. unbrowned
  11. unbrowsable

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