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  • adjective See lovable.

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  • adjective Alternative form of lovable.

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  • adjective having characteristics that attract love or affection

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Examples

  • London kicked off its leg of the catwalk calendar on Friday as journalists and buyers descended on the British capital to see what city known as the loveable rogue of fashion has in store for next spring.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • Derek, described as a loveable "wheeler dealer", was found lying in a pool of blood by his German business partner Andreas Langweider.

    The Daily Record - Home 2008

  • Derek, described as a loveable "wheeler dealer", was found lying in a pool of blood by his German business partner Andreas Langweider.

    The Daily Record - Home 2008

  • Derek, described as a loveable "wheeler dealer", was found lying in a pool of blood by his German business partner Andreas Langweider.

    The Daily Record - Home 2008

  • Derek, described as a loveable "wheeler dealer", was found lying in a pool of blood by his German business partner Andreas Langweider.

    The Daily Record - Home 2008

  • Derek, described as a loveable "wheeler dealer", was found lying in a pool of blood by his German business partner Andreas Langweider.

    The Daily Record - Home 2008

  • Chafets presented Limbaugh as a kind of loveable teddy bear who was naturally "tickled to be taken out to eat on The New York Times."

    Eric Alterman: Think Again: Chafets and Limbaugh: An Army of 1.1 2010

  • Child A pens a tale about a funfair, one of those 'loveable' rogues, a member of the lower classes, probably sucking benefits whenever possible.

    Proof that education has gone to the dogs? 2008

  • Andre Dice Clay lacked that "loveable" side that Cohen seems able to generate even while being obnoxious.

    Sacha Baron Cohen, working as a tool. Ann Althouse 2006

  • Everybody knew someone like Div, a kind of loveable mess whom all your instincts warned you not to trust, but still you couldn't help doing so; after which you only had yourself to blame.

    A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2001

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