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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSISTERLY

unsisterly  [ʌnˈsɪstəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSISTERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unsisterly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNSISTERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unsisterly in the English dictionary

The definition of unsisterly in the dictionary is not sisterly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSISTERLY


asystole
əˈsɪstəlɪ
coastally
ˈkəʊstəlɪ
costally
ˈkɒstəlɪ
diastole
daɪˈæstəlɪ
distally
ˈdɪstəlɪ
easterly
ˈiːstəlɪ
extrasystole
ˌɛkstrəˈsɪstəlɪ
headmasterly
ˌhɛdˈmæstəlɪ
masterly
ˈmɑːstəlɪ
north-northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
north-northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈwestəlɪ
northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ
postally
ˈpəʊstəlɪ
sinisterly
ˈsɪnɪstəlɪ
sisterly
ˈsɪstəlɪ
southeasterly
ˌsaʊθˈiːstəlɪ
southwesterly
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstəlɪ
systole
ˈsɪstəlɪ
westerly
ˈwɛstəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSISTERLY

unsickled
unsifted
unsighing
unsight
unsighted
unsightedly
unsightliness
unsightly
unsigned
unsilent
unsimilar
unsinew
unsinful
unsinkable
unsistered
unsisterliness
unsisting
unsizable
unsizeable
unsized

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSISTERLY

biquarterly
bitterly
clouterly
daughterly
elderly
formerly
latterly
northerly
overly
painterly
porterly
properly
quarterly
schoolmasterly
souterly
spinsterly
utterly
whoremasterly
winterly
writerly

Synonyms and antonyms of unsisterly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unsisterly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSISTERLY

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The translations of unsisterly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unsisterly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unsisterly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unsisterly
570 millions of speakers

English

unsisterly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unsisterly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unsisterly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

unsisterly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unsisterly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unsisterly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unsisterly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teruk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht schwesterlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unsisterly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unsisterly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unsisterly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unsisterly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unsisterly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Unsisterly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unsisterly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unsisterly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unsisterly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unsisterly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unsisterly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unsisterly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unsisterly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unsisterly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unsisterly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unsisterly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSISTERLY»

The term «unsisterly» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.994 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSISTERLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unsisterly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSISTERLY»

Discover the use of unsisterly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unsisterly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminest ...
At some point we've all been the recipients of competitive, unsisterly, "bitchiness," particularly when vying for male attention. Since being black and a woman makes me fluent in both isms, I sometimes use racism as an illuminating analogy.
Joan Morgan, 2000
2
LIFE
unsisterly. sisters. Abigail. Van. Buren. A CERTAIN air of surrealism would doubtless be visited upon baseball if it had two Mickey Mantles, and upon the Metropolitan Opera if it had two Maria Callases. But it is difficult to believe that either ...
3
Africana Womanism & Race & Gender in the Presidential ...
For example, in feigning naivete or lack of knowledge regarding the scarcity of genuine sisterhood, we are, in fact, denying the existence of unsisterly behavior. This often occurs when we either pretend that something exists that doesn't or ...
Clenora Hudson-Weems, 2008
4
The Novels of Samuel Richardson...
me find a sister in you, as I am sorry, if you have reason to think me unsisterly in What I have said? Then did she pour upon me, with greater violence; considering my gentleness as a triumph of temper over her. She was resolved, she said, ...
Samuel Richardson, 1748
5
Clarissa; Or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprenhending ...
... forgive me; and let me find a sister in you, as / am sorry, if you have reason to think me unsisterly, in what I have said ? Then did she pour upon me with greater violence; considering my gentleness as a triumph of temper over her. She was ...
Samuel Richardson, Bernhard Tauchnitz (Leipzig), 1862
6
Persuasion in Modern English (Translated)
Mary was not so repulsive and unsisterly as Elizabeth, nor so inaccessible to all influence of hers; neither was there anything among the other component parts of the cottage inimical to comfort. She was always on friendly terms with her ...
BookCaps, Jane Austen, 2013
7
Ballantyne's Novelist's Library
But I wished she would let me know the end of a visit, that had hitherto (between us) been so unsisterly. She desired to be informed, in the name of every body, was her word, what I was determined upon ? And whether to comply or not ?
James Ballantyne, 1824
8
Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady, by the editor of ...
Will you forgive me ; and let me sind a Sister in you, as / am sorry, if you have reason to think me unsisterly in what I have faid i Then did me pour upon me, with greater violence; considering my gentleness as a triumph of temper over her.
Samuel Richardson, Clarissa (fict. name.), 1768
9
The Novels of Samuel Richardson, Esq. Viz. Pamela, Clarissa ...
I replied, that her pleasantry was much more agreeable than her anger. But I wished she would let me know the end of a visit, that had hitherto (between us) been so unsisterly. She desired to be informed, in the name of every body, was her ...
Samuel Richardson, 1824
10
Feminism, Media, and the Law
It is this discrepancy between sisterly motives and unsisterly practice that I begin to explore here. Since narratives are always discursively formed, my ultimate aim is to understand what discourses produce the women's stories narrated in ...
Martha Fineman, Martha T. McCluskey, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSISTERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unsisterly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Baby steps to the battle of the pregnancy bulge
But what's more unsisterly? To say that we should all fire ahead and crack out the chocolates and load on the pounds in pregnancy that we then struggle to shift ... «Irish Independent, Aug 15»
2
Nuns Block Katy Perry Move To Convent
Decidedly unsisterly. The archbish has to approve the sale of the religious order's house and he wants to sell it to Katy. Sadly this ain't happening. “You're not ... «Yahoo Celebrity UK, Jul 15»
3
Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift and the catfight that completely missed the …
I missed the point, I misunderstood, then misspoke. I'm sorry, Nicki”), Still, the suggestion that raising the issue of racism is somehow unsisterly had already done ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Line between money and morals is increasingly fine
Disappointing, maybe; unsisterly, perhaps; but is it just business? Amid this backdrop, it's refreshing to see 18 Feet & Rising decide that they're as mad as hell ... «CampaignLive, Jul 15»
5
Why Gentlemen's clubs should stay just for men
Indeed in my view and as unsisterly as it may seem, the opposite can sometimes be true. As a member of two London clubs and someone who has often been ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Helen Mirren's youthfulness is unobtainable: embrace being a …
I'm not sure when exactly older women came under such unforgiving scrutiny, but I've noticed a terribly unsisterly intimation that there is, at worst, a moral ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
JOSHINGTON POST: Cinderella's Holliday Grainger On Looking …
... alongside the iconic Cate Blanchett, the shoes she never wished fitted her, her unlikely style icon being Pete Burns and the most unsisterly thing you can do to ... «Grazia, Mar 15»
8
"You Can't Sit With Us" Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Expels 'Sorority …
I have seen the most unsisterly behavior from sorority women and I feel like all they did was air what anyone who has attended a university where they exist ... «Madame Noire, Jan 15»
9
Obsessions of wealthy female elite 'betray feminism'
An unsisterly row has broken out in the feminist movement after an academic accused a well-heeled professional elite of hijacking the cause to pursue its own ... «The Times, Jan 15»
10
As Sorors, We Were Right to Protest the Way Our Sisterhood Was …
When our organizations are being portrayed as combative, unsisterly and ratchet, why wouldn't we raise our voices to object passionately? By: Sophia A. Nelson. «The Root, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Unsisterly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unsisterly>. Apr 2024 ».
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