sonly

English

From Middle English sonely, equivalent to son +‎ -ly. Compare Dutch zoonlijk, German söhnlich, Swedish sonlig.

sonly (comparative sonlier, superlative sonliest)

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.
- 2003, Calvin Miller, A Hunger for the Holy:
  There's something sonly in each human being; but how well he hides it, and how unskillful we are at finding it! This "something sonly" is the vacuum of our hearts — a yearning emptiness that strains to be filled with Christ.
- 2008, Rik Van Nieuwenhove, Rob Faesen, H. Rolfson, Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries:
  And also, if the Father were not the Father, then the Son would not have his sonly name.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son

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