1. of, relating to, or befitting a cousin or cousins
Usage: archaic or literary

1. in the manner of a cousin; with the familiarity or affection of a cousin
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• They greeted each other with cousinly warmth after years apart.
• He spoke to her in a cousinly tone, mixing formality with genuine affection.
• The cousinly bond between them had remained strong throughout their lives.
• She treated him cousinly, as if they had grown up together.
• Their cousinly relationship was marked by both respect and playful teasing.