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Antonyms for amicably


Grammar : Adv
Spell : am-i-kuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæm ɪ kə bəl



Definition of amicably

Origin :
  • 1630s, from amicable + -ly (2).
  • As in agreeably : adv willingly, assenting; pleasantly; in keeping
Example sentences :
  • A separation, mutually and amicably agreed upon, was the result.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The monkey started, dropped the skin, and grinned up at him amicably.
  • Extract from : « Almayer's Folly » by Joseph Conrad
  • So you settled the matter with Natty amicably on the spot, did you?
  • Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The quarrel between the king and the archbishop was amicably settled.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. » by Hartley Withers
  • There was much laughter at that sally, and we began to converse most amicably.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet
  • Dr. Vio said that he was glad that everything had been arranged so amicably.
  • Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 » by Henry Baerlein
  • The two were getting on most amicably when Mayo went forward.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • I have no wish to be with your cousin,” he said amicably; “I find you much more agreeable.
  • Extract from : « A Woman's Will » by Anne Warner
  • His brother admitted the truth of this, and talked to him amicably.
  • Extract from : « Allan's Wife » by H. Rider Haggard
  • No, we should talk together reasonably, amicably, and as man to man.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 » by Various

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