agreeable

[uh-gree-uh-buhl]

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adjective

to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.

willing or ready to agree or consent: Are you agreeable to my plans for Saturday?

suitable; conformable (usually followed by to): practice agreeable to theory.

Origin of agreeable

1350–1400; Middle English agreable < Anglo-French. See agree, -able

Related formsa·gree·a·bil·i·ty, a·gree·a·ble·ness, nouna·gree·a·bly, adverb

Synonyms for agreeable

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1. pleasant, likable, accommodating, gracious, amiable. 3. compatible, harmonious.

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Related Words for agreeably

appropriately, cheerfully, favorably, happily, kindly, mutually, obligingly, peacefully, politely, satisfactorily, sympathetically, well, wonderfully, affably, affirmatively, amiably, amicably, benevolently, convivially, genially

Examples from the Web for agreeably

Contemporary Examples of agreeably

“Many seemed to be very greatly and most agreeably affected,” Edwards wrote.
The Hellish Sermons of Jonathan Edwards, Malign Evangelist
Matthew Paul Turner
August 24, 2014
My duty, rather, is to “decide cases ‘agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.’ ”
Clarence Thomas and DOMA
Michael Tomasky
May 31, 2012
“Yeah, I liked it,” he agreeably responded to an admirer who had just told him she “loved” the film.
Inside Woody Allen's Brooklyn Party
Lloyd Grove
June 11, 2009
Nor is it trashy junk (though at $14, it is agreeably cheap).
The Sound of Violence
Taylor Antrim
February 17, 2009

Historical Examples of agreeably

"We shall be on our way in a few minutes," he said, agreeably.
Quaint Courtships
Various
If you complain he will be immediately promoted, agreeably to the Neapolitan custom.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
Robert Southey
She was faintly, agreeably surprised to notice that she was speaking the truth.
The Incomplete Amorist
E. Nesbit
Is it indiscreet to ask you whether you passed your evening agreeably?
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
O—— talks nonsense as agreeably as ever, and dances as divinely.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for agreeably

agreeable

adjective

pleasing; pleasant

prepared to consent

(foll by to or with) in keeping; consistentsalaries agreeable with current trends

(foll by to) to one's likinghe said the terms were not agreeable to him

Derived Formsagreeableness, nounagreeably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for agreeably

agreeable

adj.

late 14c., "to one's liking," from Old French agreable (12c., Modern French agréable) "pleasing, in agreement, consenting, thankful," from agreer "to please" (see agree). Related: Agreeably.