amicable amicable /ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bl̩/ adjective
1 F0 relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation: » His manner was perfectly amicable but I felt uncomfortable.Thesaurus+: ↑Friendly2 F0 relating to an agreement or decision that is achieved without people arguing or being unpleasant: » Few people have amicable divorces.» Eventually we reached an amicable settlement.Thesaurus+: ↑Friendlyamicably /-bli/ adverb ► F0» I hope we can settle this amicably.Thesaurus+: ↑Friendly |