- a word derived from amiable.
Example Sentences
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In the town square, people chat amiably in the shadow of a memorial to slain cowboy-hat-wearing mayor Carlos Manzo.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
They all rode to the 11th floor, small-talking amiably.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
In the mid-20th century, there were enough great pitchers named Bob to fill a 5-cent pack of Topps baseball cards: Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Bob Turley, Bob Gibson and the amiably named hurler Bob Friend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025
But with no-fault divorces, a couple could split amiably, without accusing or proving anything like bigamy or fraud or abandonment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024
There was a breeze blowing down the hill and the men had gathered outside, standing on the sidewalks, their hands behind their backs, talking amiably.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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