congenially
Americanadverb
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Prior to the pandemic we had only nodded congenially at each other if we passed the mailbox.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2020
In “Infinite in All Directions,” he sought to reconcile science and religion, or at least create space for them to work congenially in their own orbits.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2020
Asked if he has a favorite candidate for the 2020 election, he waved it off, but more congenially this time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2020
We nodded at each other congenially and he stirred his coffee.
From The Guardian • May 6, 2017
This is decidedly odd because the atoms that so liberally and congenially flock together to form living things on Earth are exactly the same atoms that decline to do it elsewhere.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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