brotherly

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

brotherly
    adv 1: (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
    adj 1: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother;
           "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn:
           {brotherly}, {brotherlike}, {fraternal}] [ant:
           {sisterlike}, {sisterly}, {sororal}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, a.
   Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for
   brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as,
   brotherly love.
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   Syn: Fraternal; kind; affectionate; tender.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, adv.
   Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. "I speak but
   brotherly of him." --Shak.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

51 Moby Thesaurus words for "brotherly":
      Christian, Christlike, Christly, affectionate, agreeable, amiable,
      amicable, benign, benignant, compassionate, congenial, cordial,
      decent, devoted, favorable, fraternal, friendlike, friendly, good,
      gracious, harmonious, human, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly,
      kindly-disposed, loving, loyal, neighborlike, neighborly, nice,
      peaceable, pleasant, simpatico, sisterly, sociable, softhearted,
      sympathetic, sympathique, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted,
      unhostile, warm, warmhearted, well-affected, well-disposed,
      well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant