amiable
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The previous head of the partnership, Kathy Wylde, held the position for 25 years and was an amiable voice for the city’s business community.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
“I can afford to say no to movies I don’t respond to, even if it’s a big paycheck attached,” he says with an amiable shrug.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Andrew, who is 12 years younger than Charles, was long considered the family’s amiable cad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
It is grim, sure, but Tracy’s sharp humor and Lanthimos’ snappy pacing and typically sumptuous style lend an amiable quality to such a dismal story.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
It cost Meg an effort to say that, but Sallie did not see it and exclaimed in amiable surprise, “Only that? How funny...”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing amiable
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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All You Need is Love: Amor and Phil
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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