big-brotherish
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Of or characteristic of older brothers.
Example Sentences
- "“Did we get him?” he repeated in a scornful, big-brotherish sort of tone."
- "He had been in love with her since they had been children together in Charleston, but in a mild, big-brotherish fashion."
- "The cab-driver had a big-brotherish look on his face now. He smiled at the sailors, gave each a friendly tap on the shoulders, and said: “Well, you guys look like a good pair of Joes. I’ll take you up for seven-fifty apiece. Like I said, t’hell with the company!”"
Etymology
From big brother + -ish.
Inflected Forms
more Big-Brotherish (comparative)
most Big-Brotherish (superlative)