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  • adverb Alternative spelling of likeably.

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Examples

  • To my eye the visuals are likably reminiscent of Friz Freleng's Pink Panther, and of course a little more so of the Kells illustrations themselves.

    The Secret of Kells Peter Bradshaw 2010

  • By contrast, McCarthy's Win Win is touchingly funny, featuring the most likably normal character Paul Giamatti has ever played -- and pairing him with the delightfully edgy Amy Ryan and the hilariously exuberant Bobby Cannavale.

    Marshall Fine: Live From Sundance 2011: Day 2 Marshall Fine 2011

  • Fear is the theme as Ryan, played most likably by Elijah Wood, is railroaded into an unlikely alliance with his psychotic, pot-growing, porn-loving neighbour Spencer, scarcely a week after Wilfred persuaded Ryan to break into Spencer's house, steal all his pot and take a dump in his boot.

    TV highlights 23/08/2011: Falling Skies | Harry's Arctic Heroes | The Hour | Nurse Jackie | Random | Wilfred 2011

  • It was presented by Miranda Sawyer, radio critic of the Observer, and was a likably non-sensational survey.

    Radio review: Sex, Porn and Teenagers (Radio 4) Elisabeth Mahoney 2010

  • Huw Stephens is easy with daytime now, and likably daft Nick Grimshaw is made for it.

    Rewind radio: Colin Paterson, Rachel Burden; Zane Lowe, Annie Mac; In Search of Barney Bubbles 2012

  • If this was being intoned on-air by Jon Stewart, the cue for massive studio-audience laughter would have been activated at the word chadors, allowing him to beam modestly and likably through the mildly suggestive last four words.

    Cheap Laughs 2009

  • Loony surprises that seemed bizarrely amusing in the arch British setting don't feel as nutty in L.A. Rock is likably humorous and has some chemistry with Lawrence, who is low-key in his bespectacled role.

    'Death at a Funeral': Some flashes of life, but kind of stiff 2010

  • But if Naked were a play, actor after actor would get to dig into those monologues and get a chance to put their own spin on this likably unlikable character.

    Michael Giltz: DVDs: The Best High School Movies of All Time Michael Giltz 2011

  • If this was being intoned on-air by Jon Stewart, the cue for massive studio-audience laughter would have been activated at the word chadors, allowing him to beam modestly and likably through the mildly suggestive last four words.

    Cheap Laughs 2009

  • Morris interviews the likably eccentric McKinney who is now taking legal action against the film and the gentlemanly, diffident British diary journalist Peter Tory, who covered the story.

    Tabloid – review 2011

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