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Definition of Cousinly
1. Adjective. Like or befitting a cousin. "A cousinly kiss"
Definition of Cousinly
1. a. Like or becoming a cousin.
Definition of Cousinly
1. Adjective. Characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cousinly
1. cousin [adj] - See also: cousin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cousinly
Literary usage of Cousinly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"... he presently drew encouragement from the thought that this sort of cousinly
familiarity excluded any serious passion. Indeed, he occasionally felt that ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1871)
"... have been simpler to leave Patience in the carriage; but Patty's nature was
incapable of simplicity, either in thought or action. CHAPTER LVI. cousinly. ..."
3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1836)
"... you be able to conceive my situation, and understand the workings of my
feelings, while I stood for a while a spectator of this cousinly intercourse. ..."
4. The Works of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë by Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë (1896)
"... in Caroline's presence with a very queer face, and amazed her by demanding a
cousinly salute on the spot, to rectify a damage that had been done him. ..."
5. The Tale of Solomon Owl by Arthur Scott Bailey (1917)
"XVIII A cousinly QUARREL IT proved to be just as Solomon Owl had told his cousin,
Simon Screecher. Solomon had so much on his mind that he had no sooner ..."
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