Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BROTH'ER-LY
BROTH'ER-LY, a.
Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love. – Bacon. Shakspeare uses this word as an adverb. “I speak but brotherly.” But the use is not authorized.
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