amiable

He stood in the kitchen of the Round Tower chatting amiably over instant coffee with the different staff members and researchers.
Working in The Royal Archives and Dreaming Up a Novel|Tom Sykes|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The stars chat amiably about sex and other topics in “Fighting for Love,” the cover story of the current AARP The Magazine.
Meryl Streep, ‘Hope Springs,’ and Senior Sex: Why Seniors Are Getting It On|Karen Springen|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He poked his head in at an open door, and called, amiably, "Kin anybody tell me where to find Mr. Castle?"
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
Even the gruff, grumpy, unsociable rhinoceros amiably allowed him to stroke its head with his trunk.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne

The boys went through the ordeal fairly well, being amiably desirous of pleasing the proud needlewomen.
The Story of the Big Front Door|Mary Finley Leonard
He merely smiled amiably and said he didn't think he cared to take on a laborer's job.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
"Yes, it makes it rather awkward," Mrs. Lovick amiably conceded.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for amiable

amiable

/ (ˈeɪmɪəbəl) /

adjective

having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly

Derived forms of amiable

amiability or amiableness, nounamiably, adverb

Word Origin for amiable

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis amicable

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