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equable

[ek-wuh-buhl, ee-kwuh-] / ˈɛk wə bəl, ˈi kwə- /


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Michael Gove has described his sacking last week by Boris Johnson, calling the PM “very equable, very polite” during the call.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2022

Our reviewer, Samantha Harvey, praised “the equable plainness of its language, a plainness that is nevertheless impressionistic and light-filled.”

From New York Times Oct. 29, 2021

Though he grows somber when he discusses current events, Browne also seems to have softened with age — exuding less of an obstinate attitude than an equable one.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2021

“Sunshiny skies, clear invigorating air and equable temperatures mark a majority of the days,” the grandiloquent description said.

From Washington Post Dec. 12, 2019

There is something intrinsically good-natured about all symbiotic relations, necessarily, but this one, which is probably the most ancient and most firmly established of all, seems especially equable.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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