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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

And Johnson, who devotes “two to four hours a week” to his project, has just the right mix of passion and affability to nudge labels in the right direction.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

“Not if I can help it. This occasion shall not entirely pass without that affability on your part.—May I, as an old friend and well-wisher? May I?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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