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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

His affability was undeniable, largely because Candy was as kindhearted and authentic in real life as he was onscreen.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 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

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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