well-affected
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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It was irksome to me to converse about such feelings and objects, even with well-affected people, when they could not penetrate the deepest sense, and lingered merely on the surface.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
He has been called by well-affected critics "congenitally inaccurate," and there is warrant for it.
From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George
And if a gentleman happen to be a little more sincere in his representation, besides being looked on as not well-affected, he is sure to have a dozen contradictors at his elbow.
From Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 by Daly, J. Bowles (John Bowles)
To this the Governor agreed, provided the well-affected should vouch for their safety.
From The West Indies and the Spanish Main by Rodway, James
Thither, then, did the Scottish monarch, attended by all the well-affected nobles of his realm, repair to meet his bride.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 by Wilson, John Mackay
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