hospitably

hospitably

English

Etymology

    From hospitable + -ly.

    Adverb

    hospitably (comparative more hospitably, superlative most hospitably)

    1. in a hospitable manner.
      • 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:
        No other pedestrian was in sight; the door stood hospitably open and Mr Slater walked in.
      • 1925, J. Allan Dunn, The Three Traders:
        Harrison was pretty well ginned-up when his guests arrived and he had proffered drinks freely and hospitably ever since.
      • 1927, Dorothy Sayers, Unnatural Death[1]:
        On their arrival at Mr. Towkington’s chambers the oak was found to be hospitably unsported

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