friendly
adjective
characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship.
friendlily
-
a word derived from
friendly.
Example Sentences
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Six shirtless men, all of them Indonesian, gather on the Chang Tai’s stern, gesturing friendlily and looking comforted to see another human being so far from land.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
Sure, the dictionary says we can use lame adverbs like uglily, friendlily, surlily, and jollily, but nobody says we have to.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
They nodded at each other, friendlily, as he looked back from the door.
From Real Folks by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney
And yet the busy men found time to greet him friendlily.
From One Basket by Edna Ferber
He would have liked to feel them looking on friendlily at his business of becoming rich; but he remained, as far as any word from them was concerned, completely invisible.
From The Lovely Lady by Gordon Grant
