amiable.

I won't be a slave to the caprices of the world so that I may be called amiable.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 Various

On Friday night, Mr. Brown spoke with Mr. Clegg in a discussion Mr. Brown's political spokesman described as "amiable."

U.K. Tories and Liberal Democrats Continue Talks 2010

On Friday night, Mr. Brown spoke with Mr. Clegg in a discussion Mr. Brown's political spokesman described as "amiable."

U.K. Tories and Liberal Democrats Continue Talks 2010

But on Sunday, Clegg and Brown met in face-to-face discussions characterized by the Liberal Democrats as "amiable."

British coalition talks continue as parties focus on deficit 2010

But on Sunday, Clegg and Brown met in face-to-face discussions characterized by the Liberal Democrats as "amiable."

British coalition talks continue as parties focus on deficit 2010

But on Sunday, Clegg and Brown met in face-to-face discussions characterized by the Liberal Democrats as "amiable."

British coalition talks continue as parties focus on deficit 2010

This reading, found in the first edition and the Winchester Edition, is without doubt correct; but Bentley, Johnson, and the Hampshire Edition read 'He may be very "amiable."'

Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh

The two women said the divorce appeared to be "amiable."

New Jersey Real-Time News Star-Ledger Staff 2010

* #\p9L0@*! outrage for Christopher Dickey, in his essay, "The Saving of El Salvador" [NYR, June 14], to refer to my book Violent Neighbors: El Salvador, Central America and the United States as "amiable."

Violent Neighbors Buckley, Tom 1984