"amicably" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amicably.wav Forms: more amicably [comparative], most amicably [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English amcabily, equivalent to amicable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of amiably. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|amcabily}} Middle English amcabily, {{af|en|amicable|-ly|id2=adverbial}} amicable + -ly, {{piecewise doublet|en|amiably}} Piecewise doublet of amiably Head templates: {{en-adv}} amicably (comparative more amicably, superlative most amicably)
  1. Friendly; in an amicable manner. Translations (friendly, in an amicable manner): amigablement (Catalan), ystävällisesti (Finnish), בנועם (Hebrew), barátságosan (Hungarian), amichevolmente (Italian), przyjaźnie (Polish), amigavelmente (Portuguese), (în mod) amical (Romanian), дру́жески (drúžeski) (Russian), по-дру́жески (po-drúžeski) (Russian), дружелю́бно (druželjúbno) (Russian), дру́жественно (drúžestvenno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-amicably-en-adv-wVkbnBVk Disambiguation of 'friendly, in an amicable manner': 97 3 1
  2. characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations Translations (characterized by absence of antagonism): rakentavasti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-amicably-en-adv-kgX8ATR2 Disambiguation of 'characterized by absence of antagonism': 3 87 10
  3. Synonym of out-of-court. Synonyms: out-of-court [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (out-of-court — see also out-of-court): osapuolten kesken (english: between the parties) (Finnish), gütlich (German), peren kívül (Hungarian), extrajudiciar (Romanian), ми́рным путём (mírnym putjóm) (Russian), ми́рно (mírno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-amicably-en-adv-4Fj1Snco Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 34 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 16 26 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 17 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 31 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 29 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 18 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 20 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 20 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 22 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 17 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 19 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 19 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 20 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 19 74 Disambiguation of 'out-of-court — see also out-of-court': 0 11 88
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