affably
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"Fifteen women. Forty people in all," the officer concluded, and then, affably enough, he offered a parting, "good luck".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
On Friday, he spent a few minutes shaking hands with attendees after his speech, at one point affably helping a woman navigate the camera on her phone for a selfie.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
In literature, 44 listed an eclectic mix of 17 books, “deliberately omitting” “A Promised Land” — though he affably described it as “a pretty good book” in a tweet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
This charity has had its legitimacy called into question several times, and each time Bohms has defended it affably.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2020
“Come on, now, Harry, you’ll be late for your next lesson,” said Slughorn affably, snapping the gold clasps shut on his dragon-skin briefcase.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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