Meanings
comparative more hospitably · superlative most hospitably
- 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, →OCLC2 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 TradersOn 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
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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hospitably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitably
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