big-sisterly
English
Etymology
From big sister + -ly.
Adjective
big-sisterly (comparative more big-sisterly, superlative most big-sisterly)
- Of or characteristic of older sisters.
- 1988, Edmund White, The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, 1994, Chapter Four,
- Some were sweet and big-sisterly, good shoulders to cry on; others eternal cheerleaders, all freckles and bobby sox; still others were serious campus leaders with their blond hair in a severe twist.
- 1988, Edmund White, The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, 1994, Chapter Four,
Adverb
big-sisterly (comparative more big-sisterly, superlative most big-sisterly)
- In the manner of an older sister.
- 2015, Guy Vanderhaeghe, “Koenig & Company,” in Daddy Lenin and Other Stories, McClelland & Stewart,
- By turns she could be goofy and serious, playful and big-sisterly stern.
- 2015, Guy Vanderhaeghe, “Koenig & Company,” in Daddy Lenin and Other Stories, McClelland & Stewart,
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