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amicable

5 definitions • 7 examples

1

relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation:

Examples:

His manner was perfectly amicable, but I felt uncomfortable.

2

relating to an agreement or decision that is achieved without people arguing or being unpleasant:

Examples:

Few people have amicable divorces.

Eventually we reached an amicable settlement.

3

friendly in attitude, or (of decisions or agreements) achieved with friendly attitudes and without unpleasant argument:

Examples:

Wagner predicted the whole issue would be resolved in an amicable manner.

4

pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation:

Examples:

His manner was perfectly amicable but I felt uncomfortable.

an amicable debate

5

an amicable agreement is achieved without arguments or anger:

Examples:

an amicable agreement/settlement/solution Eventually we reached an amicable settlement.

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