What's the best word to simulate an adjectival form of "camaraderie"?

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I thought that 'camaraderous' was a word, but it turns out it isn't. As a matter of fact, I can't seem to find anything resembling an adjectival form for 'camaraderie'. So could someone suggest a fitting substitute? i.e. an adjective meaning "possessing the characteristics of camaraderie?"
I was thinking of using it like:

After their hard-won victory, John and Trent slung their arms around
each other's shoulders in a camaraderous embrace.

Mick · Accepted Answer

It would be comradely:

(graded adjective & adjective [usu ADJ n])

If you do something in a comradely way, you are being pleasant and friendly to other people. [formal] 
  They worked in comradely silence.

Collins Dictionary

FumbleFingers · Answer

It seems to me that if you use adjectival comradely the allusion is to comradeliness, which loses the precise nuance of camaraderie (which we usually want - since that's why we use the word).

So I'd go with the handful of writers who've used

camaradic

The meaning should always be obvious in context, even though I doubt you'd find an actual definition in any dictionary.

In short, the "consistent" pairings are comradeliness -> comradely, camaraderie -> camaradic.

alwayslearning · Answer

A simple and straightforward option would be friendly.

After their hard-won victory, John and Trent slung their arms around
  each other's shoulders in a friendly embrace.

M-W:

friendly
  adjective   [friendlier; friendliest]
  
  1 :  of, relating to, or befitting a friend: as
  a :  showing kindly interest and goodwill
  b :  not hostile : a friendly merger offer; also :  involving or coming from actions of one's own forces : friendly fire
  c :  cheerful, comforting : the friendly glow of the fire
  
  His friendly smile was reassuring.
  They maintained a friendly
  correspondence.

aparente001 · Answer

I can't judge for you whether one of the other answers serves your purpose.  But here is another option for you to consider:

After their hard-won victory, John and Trent slung their arms around each other's shoulders in camaraderie.

Sorry I don't have a new word to offer.  But camaraderie is a great word, and it fits fine in your sentence with a small adjustment.  And the embrace you had was superfluous anyway.

I wasn't sure how to reference this, so I googled the exact phrase "in camaraderie".  I didn't find it in a dictionary, but I did find it in a blog post.  So I guess it's not just me.  Here's the sentence fragment:

... figure skaters executing incredible maneuvers, in camaraderie, I guess, with their own bodies....

What's the best word to simulate an adjectival form of "camaraderie"?

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