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单词 amicably
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amicablyadv.

Brit. /ˈamᵻkəbli/, U.S. /ˈæməkəbli/
Forms: see amicable adj. and -ly suffix2; also Scottish pre-1700 amcabily (transmission error).
Etymology: < amicable adj. + -ly suffix2.Compare post-classical Latin amicabiliter (4th or 5th cent. in Jerome and Augustine; frequently from 11th cent. in British sources).
In an amicable or friendly manner; esp. without discord, quarrelling, or use of force.
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > [adverb] > peaceably
grithlyc1275
peaceablya1382
peaceable1391
amicably1438
fairly1590
good waysa1600
irenically1895
unaggressively1899
1438 in W. Fraser Lennox (1874) II. 67 For the quhilk matrimone treuly to be kepyt and amcabily to be fulfyllyt [etc.].
1547 Proclam. Duke of Somerset (single sheet) For we entende to passe amicably (if we be not empeched by theim) without diuastacion of any mannes good or cattell.
a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. xii. §1. 331 Some of them amicably embrace one another, as most louing friends.
1699 London Gaz. No. 3458/3 It's hoped, that..the Affair of Elbing will be amicably adjusted.
1794 C. Gore Manlius 19 The British were amicably disposed towards the United States.
1813 R. Southey Life Nelson vii. 264 The conference however proceeded amicably on both sides.
1867 R. Broughton Not Wisely, but too Well II. iii. 47 She and her cavalier toddled amicably along.
1969 N.Y. Times 3 July 2/4 Col. Frank Borman, the first American astronaut to visit the Soviet Union, was greeted amicably by three Soviet astronauts but without the traditional bear-hugging and cheek-kissing.
2011 J. Hillier Creep 49 Morris and his ex hadn't parted amicably.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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