Amicably
['æmɪkəblɪ] or ['æmɪkəbli]
Definition
(adv.) In an amicable manner.
Editor: Rosanne
Examples
- One night, Madame Rigaud and myself were walking amicably--I may say like lovers--on a height overhanging the sea. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Worcester returned in an hour, and assured me that everything was amicably settled. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It wasn't meant to be disagreeable, he returned amicably. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I may now, then, said Samuel, conclude this unpleasant business is amicably settled? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Judy received her amicably. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- In much the same spirit Constantine the Great had done his utmost to make Arius and Athanasius settle down amicably together. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Rosanne