affablyadv.
/ˈafəbli/, U.S. /ˈæfəbli/ In an affable manner; with ease of conversation; genially, courteously.
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the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [adverb] > in an affable manner
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adverb] > with agreeable manner > affably
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1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. vi. sig. siii He ought to shewe it swetely & affyably.
1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. sig. Tiiiv If he..affably intreateth her, she calleth him dissembling Hipocrite.
1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue v. 231 To giue his fellow workmen a congie early in the morning, and affably to call them.
a1640 F. Beaumont et al. Loves Cure iii. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Rrrrr4v/2 She'll..answer affably, and modestly.
1700 J. Adams Ess. conc. Self-murther 84 'Twou'd be so much the worse to maintain it..whether a Man was always Affably or Surlily the same.
1783 M. Berry Jrnls. & Corr. (1865) I. 62 He..spoke to everyone he knew most affably.
1829 A. W. Fonblanque Eng. under Seven Admin. (1837) I. 238 Some..to whom the Duke has affably said ‘Good morning.’
1869 Mrs. H. Wood Roland Yorke III. 279 Making himself at home and enquiring affably the price of butter.
1945 Penguin New Writing 26 62 Betty Mordon began by being affably hostessy towards him.
2007 S. Jones Outcast (2008) iii. iii. 264 ‘I wonder where they all can have got to,’ he said, smiling affably around.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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