big-brotherish

1. Of or characteristic of older brothers.

   “Did we get him?” he repeated in a scornful, big-brotherish sort of tone.

   1902, Tudor Jenks, Gypsy, the Talking Dog, page 217

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   He had been in love with her since they had been children together in Charleston, but in a mild, big-brotherish fashion.

   1931, Polan Banks, The Street of Women, page 11

   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!”

   1949, Our Navy, page 4

   Synonyms: big-brotherly

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1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Big Brotherish