agreeable

[ uh-gree-uh-buhl ]

/ əˈgri ə bəl /

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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.

Nearby words

agraphia, agrarian, agrarianism, agravic, agree, agreeable, agreeance, agreed, agreement, agrestal, agrestic

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 forms

a·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.
The Hellish Sermons of Jonathan Edwards, Malign Evangelist|Matthew Paul Turner|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
“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|DAILY BEAST
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.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume IV|Various
I was agreeably surprised to find vehicles at the depot, waiting to carry passengers to the different hotels.
Overland Tales|Josephine Clifford
If an agreeable object is presented to me, am I able not to be agreeably moved?
Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good|Victor Cousin

British Dictionary definitions for agreeably

agreeable

/ (əˈɡrɪəbəl) /

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 Forms

agreeableness, nounagreeably, adverb

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