unsisterly en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sisterly English unsisterly From un- + sisterly.
Meanings
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Not sisterly; not befitting a sister.
Felicity tossed her golden head and shot an unsisterly glance at Dan.
1911, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 1, in The Story Girl:Mary was not so repulsive and unsisterly as Elizabeth, nor so inaccessible to all influence of hers […]
1817 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Persuasion; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=III or IV), London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC:[…] I desire I may throw myself at my father’s and mother’s feet, and hear from them what their sentence is. I shall at least avoid, by that means, the unsisterly insults I meet with from you.
1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 43, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unsisterly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unsisterly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |