affectionate
Example Sentences
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From his enthusiastic dancing dad and slumbering grandma to the overly productive frybread vendor, each character is deftly rendered with a familiar and affectionate warmth.
From Salon
He encourages it to scramble on to a wildflower, with an affectionate: "Welcome to your new home - there you go."
From BBC
He had a long and affectionate marriage to Queen Anna and fathered multiple children.
And could the effect of these be boosted by doses of the chemical messenger oxytocin, a neuropeptide that helps affectionate interactions make us feel better physically and emotionally?
They move the viewer in a way that few others can, as a gentle embrace, an emotion-filled glance, an affectionate act of service all transport us to the love we’ve experienced in our own lives.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
