Used in a Sentence

amicably

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for amicably.

Editorial note

To her credit, she thanked me and ended the call amicably which is exactly what should have happened imo.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Friendly; in an amicable manner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of amicably gathered in one view.

adverb

Friendly; in an amicable manner.

adverb

characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations

adverb

out-of-court

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for amicably.

adverb

Friendly; in an amicable manner.

adverb

characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations

adverb

out-of-court

Example sentences

1

To her credit, she thanked me and ended the call amicably which is exactly what should have happened imo.

2

You could have not ignored the first notification, and then you would have been able to resolve things amicably.

3

Firefox's branding is incompatible with Debian's licensing requirements, and they amicably split the branding years ago as a result.

4

Leaving amicably and having your name tied to an unrelated legal matter are two complete opposite ends of the spectrum.

5

A claim makes one's premiums go up, often higher than it would take to amicably settle the issue between the drivers.

6

Contacts and attempts to resolve this amicably with VMware have been going on since 2012.

7

Perhaps the individual has slept with several others, and the encounters ended non-violently but non-amicably.

8

No parent corporation is involved and it shares facilities amicably with a traditional public school.

9

SparkFun does sound like SparcFun, Let's hope the two parties can resolve this amicably.

10

They were unable to resolve their differences, and so they parted ways amicably.

11

If the baker doesn't want to participate in the target celebration based on personal or religious beliefs, why not just amicably part ways?

12

I'd say demand 10% for the work you've done and for you to part ways amicably.

Quote examples

1

It's still possible this entire debacle is just a marketing grab and will be "resolved" amicably.

2

Close, personal communication with care and compromise is how disputes get amicably resolved, and the impersonality of email leads to sides just wanting to be told "You are right, I am wrong".

3

For many, many years after that, when I was looking for a job in that city I had to put an asterisk on my CV that said "Did not part ways amicably.

4

I previously thought things would get settled amicably, out of court, with Zenefits saying "sorry", ADP saying "its okay" and the 2 companies settling on some decent structure to use ADPs API (or whatever thing they use for 3rd party access).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use amicably in a sentence?

To her credit, she thanked me and ended the call amicably which is exactly what should have happened imo.

What does amicably mean?

Friendly; in an amicable manner.

What part of speech is amicably?

amicably is commonly used as adverb.