(a.) Pertaining to an uncle; like that of an uncle; as, an avuncular style\.

affiliate agnate akin allied associate associated attached avuncular bound bracketed cabalistic closely related cognate collateral combined confederate confederated congeneric conjugate connate connatural connected consanguine consanguinean consanguineous conspiratorial corporate correlated coupled distantly related enate enleagued federate federated foster german germane implicated in cahoots in league in partnership in with incident interlinked interlocked interrelated involved joined kindred knotted leagued linked married matrilateral matrilineal matroclinous novercal of that ilk of that kind of the blood paired parallel partners with patrilateral patrilineal patroclinous related sib sibling spliced teamed tied twinned united uterine wed wedded yoked