amiable
adjective
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable.
amiably
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a word derived from
amiable.
Example Sentences
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A white-haired man in a Tommy Bahama shirt amiably haggled two dollars off his peaches.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
It’s an engaging, slightly cartoonish story that shows off Ms. Cash’s talent for producing rapid-fire dialogue and amiably oddball characters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
The humor, at once simple and clever, innocent and off-color, amiably wants to get a rise, and Horn isn’t too proud to go low in his genial wordplay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
"Why, no prince is ever late," the Lord of White Harbor responded amiably.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
