Tom smiled affably.
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Affably
//ˈæfəbli//
Synonyms for "affably" (11 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
Adverb(1 words)
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Translations
5 translations across 4 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- afable adv (in an affable manner)
Latin
1 entries- affābiliter adv (in an affable manner)
Polish
2 entries- arcymile adv (in an affable manner)
- arcymiło adv (in an affable manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- afavelmente adv (in an affable manner)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
When she entered the room, she smiled at me affably.
Source: tatoeba (10550101)
This fact shows our British independence and honest feeling—our higher orders are not such mere haughty aristocrats as the ignorant represent them: on the contrary, if a man have money they will hold out their hands to him, eat his dinners, dance at his balls, marry his daughters, or give their own lovely girls to his sons, as affably as your commonest roturier would do.
Source: wiktionary
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