A'MIABLE, a. [L. amabilis; from amo, to love.] 1. Lovely; worth of love; deserving of affection; applied usually to persons. But in Ps. 84:1, there is an exception, "How amiable are the tabernacles, O Lord."2. Pretending or showing love.Lay amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.But this use is not legitimate.
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