unamiably

English

Etymology

From unamiable +‎ -ly. Piecewise doublet of inamiably, inamicably, inimicably, and unamicably.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bli/

Adverb

unamiably (comparative more unamiably, superlative most unamiably)

  1. In an unamiable manner.
    Synonym: inamiably
    • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 263:
      'She ain't strong, an' don't eat much' was his loud excuse to Mina, unamiably watching both, and disappointed at Nungi's giving in.
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