Fraternal and Matey

Fraternal

Fraternal adjective - Of, relating to, or befitting brothers.
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Matey and fraternal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Matey" instead an adjective "Fraternal".

Matey

Matey adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.
Usage example: the pub keeper adopted a matey tone with me, as if he were my dearest chum

Fraternal and matey are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fraternal" instead an adjective "Matey".

Nearby Word: mate
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