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amiable

/ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/ adjective C2
  1. Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious. · an amiable temper· amiable ideas
  2. Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like. · an amiable person
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“He could be still amiable, still pleasing to my uncle and aunt, when he was in town; and why not to me?
Pride and Prejudice, p. 317 · B2
The amiable suggestion of the birch switch--to the efficiency of which all of Mrs.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 67 · C1
“You’d think I ought to let Anne go to the moon if she took the notion, I’ve no doubt,” was Marilla’s amiable rejoinder.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 146 · C1
“He seems a very amiable person,” said Holmes, laughing.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 51 · B2

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