hospitably
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hos·pi·ta·ble
(hŏs′pĭ-tə-bəl, hŏ-spĭt′ə-bəl)adj.
1. Disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity.
2. Indicative of cordiality toward guests: a hospitable act.
3. Having an open mind; receptive: hospitable to new ideas.
4. Favorable to growth and development; agreeable: a hospitable environment.
[Obsolete French, from Medieval Latin *hospitābilis, from Latin hospitāre, to put up as a guest, from hospes, hospit-, guest, host; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]
hos′pi·ta·bly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | hospitably - in a hospitable manner; "she was received hospitably by her new family" inhospitably - in an inhospitable manner; "she was received inhospitably by her new family" |
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Translations
بِكَرَم، بِضِيافَه
pohostinsky
gæstfrit
vendégszeretõ módon
meî gestrisni
pohostinne
konukseverliklemisafirperverlikle
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hospitably
adv → gastfreundlich, gastlich
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hospitable
(həˈspitəbl) adjective showing kindness to guests. She is one of the most hospitable people I know.
hoˈspitably adverbhoˈspitableness noun
hospitality (hospiˈtaləti) noun
a friendly welcome for guests or strangers, which often includes offering them food, drink etc.
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