friendlily
English
editEtymology
editAdverb
editfriendlily (comparative more friendlily, superlative most friendlily)
- (rare) In a friendly manner; like a friend; warmly; kindly.
- 1929, Josephine Tey, The Man in the Queue:
- Her still small smile teased him and her grey eyes looked at him friendlily from under the slight droop of her lids.
- 1968, Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?:
- Friendlily, because he felt well-disposed toward the world —his setting had been at D –he patted her bare, pale shoulder.
Synonyms
edit- friendly (bare adverb)
Translations
editfriendly — see friendly