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• The puppy was an affectionate nuzzler, which was unfortunate as I was wearing a black suit.From the entry nuzzler
• She gave him an affectionate chuck under the chin.From the entry chuck
• One of them, a calico whose half-grown kittens he just fed, slow-blinks at him, an affectionate gesture.2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 111. From the entry calico
• Michael Kinnan's sendup of "Titanic" explores the liminal space between tribute and affectionate satire.2021 September 30, Elisabeth Vincentelli, “Review: In 'Never Let Go,' a Solo Performer's Heart Goes On”, in The New York Times, New York…. From the entry liminal space
• Now, Oscar was the most wonderful pet; attentive, affectionate, strangely thoughtful for a cat, a purrfect cat.2015, Marty Whelan, That’s Life, Gill & Macmillan, →ISBN. From the entry purrfect
• There was never a more affectionate dog, or one who looked sillier having the zoomies.2011, Jolanta Benal, The Dog Trainer's Complete Guide to a Happy, Well-Behaved Pet. From the entry zoomies
• Beroard, whose voice can be bright and poppy or sweetly affectionate.2007 August 2, Jon Pareles, “A Wide Range of Sounds, From Antillean to Zouk”, in New York Times. From the entry biguine
• Howie is housebroken, affectionate, calm and makes a great snuggle bunny.2000 Aug. 2, "Snuggle Bunny," Southeast Missourian, p. 8B (retrieved 12 Sep. 2011). From the entry snuggle bunny
• She's very affectionate in her own way, but she will not sit in my lap.1993, Phil Maggitti, Guide to a Well-Behaved Cat. From the entry lap cat
• Doyle, an only son, grew up with the undivided attention of affectionate parents and two doting sisters.1991 November 18, Alessandra Stanley, “The Symbols Spawned by a Killing”, in New York Times. From the entry only son
• You said that I was a fellow incapable of being affectionate.1990, Han Soo-san, translated by Kim Seong-kon, Floating Grass, Seoul: Dong-suh-Munhuk-sa, Inc., page 86. From the entry inaffectionate
• Lesbian, 29, overinvolved in being competent, seeks casual, affectionate relationship with embraceable GF.1980 December 13, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 22. From the entry embraceable
• TILDA gives a little, shruggy, affectionate gesture, as if to apologise.1980, David Edgar, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. From the entry shruggy
• Betch is foremost an insult, but it is also used self-referentially as an affectionate term among fellow betches.2024, Karen Stollznow, Bitch: The Journey of a Word, page 133. From the entry self-referentially
• The wop wops." "It's an affectionate term," Hank said.2018, Michele Bacon, Antipodes. From the entry wop-wops
• There was a Babusia in Maria’s life: in family letters she bore the affectionate nickname for grandmother, babushka.2013, Elizabeth Kendall, Balanchine and the Lost Muse: Revolution and the Making of a Choreographer, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford…. From the entry babulia
• Sonia is an affectionate but not very huggy woman.2001, Joseph H. Berke, Beyond Madness: Psychosocial Interventions in Psychosis, page 197. From the entry huggy
• Australians are conscious of multiple Otherings, both oppressive and affectionate.2000, Lesley Head, “Hunter-gatherers, Land, and the Past”, in Second Nature: The History and Implications of Australia as Aboriginal…. From the entry othering
• The engaging memorist treats his professional colleagues with a kind of affectionate candor that can often be sharply funny.1988, New York Theatre Critics' Reviews - Volume 49, page 157. From the entry memorist
• Thoughful, affectionate, nurselike, romantic eve, music art and much more.1986 April 12, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 17. From the entry nurselike
• Leaning over, she gives Uncle Oscar a furious affectionate pat which signifies that he is a good fellow and we all love him.1961, Walker Percy, “Chapter Four”, in The Moviegoer, New York: Avon, published 1980, page 143. From the entry signify
• “Excuse me, ladies,” he exclaimed yesterday, when Jeanne and Lucy seemed to be not as affectionate as they should, standing quite apart from each other.1908 September 26, “Judge Kittrell, Suh, Oversees His Play […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry yo'
• Warwick left the undertaker's shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyer’s office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance.1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars. From the entry throw
• Warwick left the undertaker’s shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyer’s office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance.1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, “A Stranger from South Carolina”, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.…. From the entry glance
• In his southern drawl, Fire Chief Chase Talbot addressed the thirty or so smoke-eaters assembled in the academy classroom, the smile on his face warm and affectionate.2001, Kathryn Shay, The Fire Within, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 79. From the entry smoke-eater
• In her hands, Rose seems at the show’s beginning more a garden-variety stage mother and actress manquée, a wistful but often affectionate nag, than Merman’s elemental force of nature.1998 September 21, Ben Brantley, “THEATER REVIEW; The Stripper’s Mother: Ambition Rampant and Ugly”, in The New York Times, section E…. From the entry manquée

Meaning of affectionate

1. adjective Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
2. adjective Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
3. adjective Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something.

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Questions about affectionate in a sentence

How do you use affectionate in a sentence?

Affectionate is used as an adjective and verb. For example: “She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother.”

What is a short sentence with affectionate?

“She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother.”

What does affectionate mean?

Affectionate means having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.