Amicable
Am·i·ca·ble
Amicable
a.
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Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement.
That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed.
Phrases & Compounds
- Amicable action
- an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it.
- Amicable numbers
- two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.