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cousinly Meaning & Definition

What Does Cousinly Mean?

Cousinly is an adjective that means Characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin.

Cousinly: Key Facts

Part of speechadjective
Synonymsavuncular
Antonymsuncousinly
Comparative / superlativemore cousinly, most cousinly

Cousinly Definition (Adjective)

  1. Characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin

Synonyms of Cousinly

Cousinly synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Cousinly

Word Forms & Grammar

cousinly (comparative more cousinly, superlative most cousinly)

Origin of Cousinly

From cousin +‎ -ly.

Cousinly: Your Questions Answered

What part of speech is cousinly?

Cousinly is an adjective.

What is another word for cousinly?

You can replace cousinly with words such as avuncular. See the full list of cousinly synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of cousinly?

The opposite of cousinly is uncousinly.

What are the comparative and superlative forms of cousinly?

The comparative form is more cousinly and the superlative form is most cousinly.

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