hos´pi|ta|bly

hos´pi|ta|bly
hos|pi|ta|ble «HOS pih tuh buhl, hos PIHT uh-», adjective.
1. giving or liking to give a welcome, food and shelter, and friendly treatment to guests or strangers: »

a hospitable family.

2. inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality: »

a hospitable disposition, a hospitable reception.

3. Figurative. willing and ready to entertain; favorably receptive or open: »

People who want progress are hospitable to new ideas.

[< Middle French hospitable < Latin hospitārī stay as a guest < hospes, -itis guest, host1]
hos´pi|ta|ble|ness, noun.
hos´pi|ta|bly, adverb.

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  • bly — ad·vis·a·bly; af·fa·bly; agree·a·bly; al·low·a·bly; am·bly·ce·phal·i·dae; am·bly·chro·mat·ic; am·bly·dac·ty·la; am·bly·om·ma; am·bly·o·pia; am·bly·op·sis; am·bly·o·scope; am·bly·pod; am·bly·rhyn·chus; am·bly·si·pho·nel·la; ame·na·bly; ami·a·bly;… …   English syllables

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