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friend·ly / ˈfrendlē/ • adj. (-li·er , -li·est ) kind and pleasant: they were friendly to me she gave me a friendly smile. ∎ (of a person) on good or affectionate terms: I was friendly with one of the local farmers. ∎ (of a contest) not seriously or unpleasantly competitive or divisive: friendly rivalry between the two schools. ∎ Soccer (of a match) not affecting a team's league standings. ∎ [in comb.] denoting something that is adapted for or is not harmful to a specified thing: an environment-friendly agronomic practice. ∎ favorable or serviceable: trees providing a friendly stage on which seedlings begin to grow. ∎ Mil. (of troops or equipment) of, belonging to, or in alliance with one's own forces. • adv. (also friend·li·ly / -ləlē/ ) in a friendly manner. DERIVATIVES: friend·li·ness n. |
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"friendly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "friendly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-friendly.html "friendly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-friendly.html |
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friendly adj. friendlier, friendliest (of troops or equipment) of, belonging to, or in alliance with one's own forces.
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"friendly." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "friendly." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-friendly.html "friendly." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-friendly.html |
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•belly, Botticelli, casus belli, Corelli, Delhi, deli, Ellie, Grappelli, jelly, Kelly, lamellae, Machiavelli, Mahaweli, nelly, Schiaparelli, Shelley, shelly, smelly, tagliatelle, telly, Torricelli, vermicelli, welly, Zeffirelli
•trebly
•assembly, trembly
•deadly, Hedley, medley, redly
•friendly • freckly
•cleanly, eco-friendly, user-friendly
•heavenly • fleshly • wetly • directly
•Bentley • deathly
•Lesley, Leslie, Presley, Wesley
•yellow-belly • underbelly
•bailey, bailie, capercaillie, Cayley, ceilidh, daily, Daley, Daly, Disraeli, Eilidh, feyly, gaily, Haley, Hayley, Israeli, Rayleigh, scaly, shaly, ukulele
•ably • ungainly • maidenly • shapely
•stately • saintly • paisley • Ainsley
•comradely
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"friendly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "friendly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-friendly.html "friendly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-friendly.html |
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