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affability

[af-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌæf əˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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I don’t know Justice Thomas, but all who do attest to the man’s cheerfulness and affability.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Richter, though, is widely beloved or at least enjoyed, whether that’s due to his consistent improvement or his association with late-night at a time when that genre is politically imperiled, or his “gosh golly” affability.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2025

She's one of pop's most poised stars, choosing her words carefully and brushing away personal questions with a practised affability.

From BBC Oct. 9, 2024

Those relationships, and Bylsma’s apparent affability, might have factored into the search.

From Seattle Times May 28, 2024

Both his affability and his harshness compelled others as they did me; and he hath been admitted into a great variety of circles of friendship and amity that remain generally closed.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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