hospitably

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adverb

In a hospitable manner.

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Meanings

adverbhospitably (comparative more hospitably, superlative most hospitably)

comparative more hospitably · superlative most hospitably

  1. In a hospitable manner.

    No other pedestrian was in sight; the door stood hospitably open and Mr Slater walked in.

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
    2 more examples

    Harrison was pretty well ginned-up when his guests arrived and he had proffered drinks freely and hospitably ever since.

    1925, J. Allan Dunn, The Three Traders

    On their arrival at Mr. Towkington’s chambers the oak was found to be hospitably unsported

    1927, Dorothy Sayers, Unnatural Death

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a hospitable manner

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan hospitalàriament
  • hospitalàriamentin a hospitable manner
Esperanto gastame
  • gastamein a hospitable manner
Finnish vieraanvaraisesti
  • vieraanvaraisestiin a hospitable manner
Italian ospitalmente
  • ospitalmentein a hospitable manner
Latin hospitāliter
  • hospitāliterin a hospitable manner
Latvian viesmīlīgi
  • viesmīlīgiin a hospitable manner
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APA

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Chicago

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