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
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
One shows a Black police officer directing traffic; another shows an interracial couple holding hands, and yet another a Black man and a white woman chatting amiably.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2023
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
