affable
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He was a fan favourite with an affable demeanour and daring style of play.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
All of the Knicks are affable like this.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
But when it goes away, so do our nightly doses of Colbert’s affable clowning, the kind that irritates thin-skinned despots in a way other comics can’t quite match.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
He said he’s not building Skynet — the artificial intelligence that brings about the end of days in the “Terminator” films — but something similar to Jarvis, Iron Man’s affable computer assistant.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Other than that, he had those same narrow green eyes, that scar on his upper lip, that round face, that affable smile.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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