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inamiably

/ɪnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bli/

inamiably adverb: in an inamiable manner.

Adverb

inamiably (comparative more inamiably, superlative most inamiably)

  1. (rare) In an inamiable manner.
    • I have read [Samuel] Johnsons^([sic]) Lives and am sure that Men painted as they really & impartially are, look most inamiably.a. 1825, William Osgoode, Friends of the Chief Justice: The Osgoode Correspondence in the Archives of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ont.: Law Society of Upper Canada, published 1990...
    • These missionaries must have behaved inamiably because a reaction slowly ripened against them.1958, John A. Arnez, Slovenia in European Affairs: Reflections on Slovenian Political History (Studia Slovenica; 1), New York, N.Y.: League of CSA, →OCLC, page 32
    Synonyms:
    unamiably

Synonyms of inamiably

Forms of inamiably

comparativemore inamiably
superlativemost inamiably

Origin of inamiably

From inamiable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of inamicably, inimicably, unamiably, and unamicably.

Questions about inamiably

What does inamiably mean?
Inamiably means in an inamiable manner.
What part of speech is inamiably?
Inamiably is an adverb.
How do you pronounce inamiably?
Inamiably is pronounced /ɪnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bli/.

Words near inamiably in the dictionary

  1. inamdar
  2. inamdars
  3. Inami
  4. inamiability
  5. inamiable
  6. inamiably
  7. inamicability
  8. inamicable
  9. inamicably
  10. inamissible
  11. inamissibleness

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