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friendlily
[
frend
-lee
]
Origin
friend·ly
/
ˈfrɛnd
li
/
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[
frend
-lee
]
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adjective,
-li·er,
-li·est,
adverb, noun,
plural
-lies.
adjective
1.
characteristic of or befitting a
friend
;
showing friendship:
a friendly greeting.
2.
like a
friend
;
kind; helpful:
a little friendly advice.
3.
favorably disposed; inclined to approve, help, or support:
a friendly bank.
4.
not hostile or at variance; amicable:
a friendly warship; friendly natives.
5.
Computers
.
user-friendly.
adverb
6.
Also,
friend·li·ly.
in a friendly manner; like a
friend
.
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noun
7.
a person who is in sympathetic relationship to oneself or one's side; one who shows no hostility.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
frendly,
Old English
frēondlīc.
See
friend
,
-ly
Related forms
friend·li·ness,
noun
pre·friend·ly,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
companionable, neighborly.
2.
kindly, amiable, cordial, genial, affectionate, kind-hearted.
3.
benevolent, well-disposed, helpful, favorable; advantageous, propitious.
Antonyms
3.
antagonistic.
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friendly
(ˈfrɛndlɪ)
—
adj
,
-lier
,
-liest
1.
showing or expressing liking, goodwill, or trust:
a friendly smile
2.
on the same side; not hostile
3.
tending or disposed to help or support; favourable:
a friendly breeze helped them escape
—
n
,
-lier
,
-liest
,
-lies
4.
sport
Also called:
friendly match
a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
'friendlily
—
adv
'friendliness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
friendly
O.E. freondlic; see
friend
+
-ly
(1). Related: Friendliness.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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