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Today's Word "affable"

Easy to speak to on

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affable \AF-uh-buhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Easy to speak to; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner. 2 : Gracious; benign.

"An affable, gregarious sort, Jason was everyone's best friend, even while he plotted to betray them to their worst enemies."

 

Affable is from Latin affabilis, from affari, "to speak to," from ad-, "to" + fari, "to speak."


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