hospitably
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
English hospitable
English -ly
English hospitably
From hospitable + -ly.
Adverb
hospitably (comparative more hospitably, superlative most hospitably)
- 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
Antonyms
Translations
in a hospitable manner
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