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affectionate

adjective as in having or showing fondness

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Example Sentences

He was not a man given to casual affectionate display; the moment was charged with emotion.

I get the benefit of 50 years-worth of television that people are affectionate about.

It zips like all comedies seem to zip today, quick and nimble, its tone affectionate snark.

Not all the women Dodsworth included had positive or affectionate things to say about their breasts.

He was a beautiful child, sweet natured, affectionate, with cocoa-colored skin and a thousand-watt smile.

He was aware of his own helplessness; he felt almost like a boy scolding his own wise, affectionate mother.

Underneath these were affectionate hearts quaking with fear lest the home-coming be but a sad one after all.

It held and caressed her body, almost as if it were an affectionate living thing that knew of her present desire.

I was at a distance from that kind mother, who was doubtless thinking of me with affectionate emotion.

An affectionate wife lamenting over her sick husband, he bade her dry her tears, for possibly he might recover.

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On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to affectionate, such as: caring, friendly, loving, sympathetic, warm, and warmhearted.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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