Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big-sisterly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
big--sis-ter-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or characteristic of older sisters.

adv

In the manner of an older sister.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From big sister + -ly (adjectival suffix).

Inflected Forms

more big-sisterly (comparative) most big-sisterly (superlative)

Phrases

big-sisterliness

Questions

What does big-sisterly mean?
Of or characteristic of older sisters.
Where does big-sisterly come from?
From big sister + -ly (adjectival suffix).

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