A'MIABLE, adjective [Latin amabilis; from amo, to love.] 1. Lovely; worth of love; deserving of affection; applied usually to persons. But in Psalms 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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