Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an amicable or friendly manner; with harmony; without controversy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an amicable manner.
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- adverb
friendly ; in anamicable manner. - adverb characterized by an absence of
antagonism , especially in commonly difficult situations
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an amicable manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jason Colson filled in amicably for Harris, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries.
USATODAY.com 2004
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They also tend to be expensive to terminate amicably, which is important in keeping the cost of future high trust trading relationships down.
Unstable Information Economy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Things hadn't gotten so down and dirty when the pair first announced their separation in May -- they stated they would split "amicably" for the sake of their 2-year-old daughter, Beatrice.
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High and Parktown Boy's High schools on Friday in which the matter was "amicably" resolved.
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He also "amicably" resolved the country's first expropriation case.
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The Celtics did not reveal terms of the settlement, but said in a statement released Friday that it "amicably" resolved the pending grievance.
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A spokesman for the provincial government Jack Mokobi said they hoped to resolve the dispute with Telkom "amicably", but added the suspension of its telephone lines had "a major impact on public life in the Northern Province and affects service delivery".
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A row at Independent Newspapers over free advertising space given to the government was resolved "amicably" on Monday.
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Mere disagreements, which can be "amicably" solved?
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The dispute between the government's Public service Commission and public service employee organisations was settled "amicably", PSA spokesman Casper van Rensburg told Reuters.
hernesheir commented on the word amicably
US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906: railroad telegraphers' shorthand for "car equipped with air brake".
January 19, 2013