cousinly

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adjective

Characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin

Opposite
uncousinly
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Meanings

adjectivecousinly (comparative more cousinly, superlative most cousinly)

comparative more cousinly · superlative most cousinly

  1. Characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin

    "Katie," he broke out, "if you have any cousinly love in your heart, and know anything about Walt Whitman, tell me something, so I can go back and spring it on Helen."

    1911, Susan Glaspell, The Visioning

    Antonyms: uncousinly

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin

Opposite
uncousinly

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelike or befitting a cousin

Opposite
uncousinly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cousin + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

cousinly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cousinly

MLA

“cousinly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cousinly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cousinly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cousinly.

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