Meaning & use

Amical

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Friendly or amicable in manner.

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Despite their business rivalry, the two executives maintained an amical relationship.

The negotiations proceeded in an amical spirit, with both sides eager to compromise.

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Amical is a rare English word largely displaced by its more common cousin 'amicable'; both derive from the Latin 'amicus,' meaning friend.

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