What does "companionably" mean?

In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.

What is a synonym for "companionably"?

Common synonyms include: arm in arm, hand in hand.

adv

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Adverb

1
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
"He had been sitting with her, it appeared, most companionably at home, till her usual hour of exercise — Jane Austen, Emma Volume 2, Chapter 6."

"He had been sitting with her, it appeared, most companionably at home, till her usual hour of exercise — Jane Austen, Emma Volume 2, Chapter 6."

From companionable + -ly.

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