friendfuladj.
/ˈfrɛn(d)fᵿl/, U.S. /ˈfrɛn(d)fəl/, Scottish English /ˈfrɛn(d)fəl/ Chiefly Scottish in early use. rare after 16th cent.
Friendly, well-disposed, loving.
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the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective]
holdc893
friendOE
fellowly?c1225
couthlyc1275
friendfulc1379
amiablea1382
commonc1384
queema1400
lovely1409
acquaintablea1425
familiarc1425
great1483
friendlikea1500
towardly15..
amicable1532
friendable1569
amical1580
graceful?1593
accostable1611
amicous1676
lovable1691
clever1758
unchilled1794
tosh1821
mately1822
c1379 [see friendfully adv.].
?a1425 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Claud.) (1850) Song of Sol. i. 1 Gloss. Y wolde, that God schewe hym silf frendful to me bi signes and werkis.
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) x. l. 688 A hous, quhar..A wedow duelt, was frendfull till our men.
?c1525 (a1503) Receyt Ladie Kateryne (Coll. Arms M.13) (1990) iv. 79 The dedly corupcion, did uttirly venquysshe and overcome the pure and frendfull blod.
1571 G. Buchanan Admonitioun Trew Lordis sig. B.8v Remember yat he schew him self neuer mair freindfull and succurable, to na pepill than he hes done to zow.
1591 Edinb. Test. XXIII. 315 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Frend(e)full, Freindfull I hertlie desyre..my gude mother to be gude & freindfull to..my dochter.
1885 M. B. Dodge Gray Masque 115 Perhaps his influence sweet extend More friendful to each loving friend.
c1913 G. C. Loening in W. W. Davenport Gyro! (1978) x. 91 A friendful youth who did not seem to take himself at all seriously, but who, for all his easygoing smile, had unlimited courage and perseverance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.c1379