affabrous

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/əˈfæ.bɹəs//ˈæ.fə.bɹəs/

adjective

Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.

OriginLatin affaber →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveaffabrous (comparative more affabrous, superlative most affabrous)

comparative more affabrous · superlative most affabrous

  1. poeticrareExecuted in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.

    Pour fourth in ecstasy , so clear each perfect trill Affabrous pipes to mock , to scorn the Pan god's skill

    (Can we date this quote?), Emily Thornton Charles, Summer

Origin

  1. Latinaffaber“workmanlike”
  2. Englishaffabrous

From Latin affaber (“workmanlike”), from ad + faber.

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APA

affabrous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affabrous

MLA

“affabrous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affabrous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affabrous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affabrous.

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