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.

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Origin of agreeable

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

SYNONYMS FOR agreeable

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

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

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Examples from the Web for agreeably

“Many seemed to be very greatly and most agreeably affected,” Edwards wrote.
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My duty, rather, is to “decide cases ‘agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.’ ”
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“Yeah, I liked it,” he agreeably responded to an admirer who had just told him she “loved” the film.
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Nor is it trashy junk (though at $14, it is agreeably cheap).
The Sound of Violence|Taylor Antrim|February 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Lucy's pathetic tones, which were fast degenerating into sobs, were agreeably interrupted.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long|Charles Reade
Agreeably to his usual practice, he had retired early to bed, leaving the household cares and duties to his helpmate.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
Some travellers say the color is all lost, but I was agreeably surprised to find it well preserved.
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I was agreeably surprised to find vehicles at the depot, waiting to carry passengers to the different hotels.
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If an agreeable object is presented to me, am I able not to be agreeably moved?
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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.

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agreeable

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