Friendly

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): ( a.) Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.

(2): ( a.) Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

(3): ( n.) A friendly person; - usually applied to natives friendly to foreign settlers or invaders.

(4): ( adv.) In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends.

(5): ( a.) Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.

(6): ( a.) Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.

King James Dictionary [2]

Friend'Ly, a. frend'ly.

1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend kind favorable disposed to promote the good of another.

Thou to mankind be good and friendly still, and oft return.

2. Disposed to peace. 3. Amicable. We are on friendly terms. 4. Not hostile as a friendly power or state. 5. Favorable propitious salutary promoting the good of as a friendly breeze or gale. Excessive rains are not friendly to the ripening fruits. Temperance is friendly to longevity.

Friend'Ly, adv. frend'ly. In the manner of friends amicably. Not much used.

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