affabrous

English

Etymology

From Latin affaber (“workmanlike”), from ad + faber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈfæ.bɹəs/, /ˈæ.fə.bɹəs/

Adjective

affabrous (comparative more affabrous, superlative most affabrous)

1. (rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Emily Thornton Charles, Summer:

     Pour fourth in ecstasy , so clear each perfect trill
     Affabrous pipes to mock , to scorn the Pan god's skill

References

• “affabrous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.