All 4 Uses of
hospitable
in
Dubliners
- When he gained the crest of the Magazine Hill he halted and looked along the river towards Dublin, the lights of which burned redly and hospitably in the cold night.†
Chpt 11 *
- The table then spoke of Mount Melleray, how bracing the air was down there, how hospitable the monks were and how they never asked for a penny-piece from their guests.†
Chpt 15
- Ladies and Gentlemen, it is not the first time that we have gathered together under this hospitable roof, around this hospitable board.†
Chpt 15
- Ladies and Gentlemen, it is not the first time that we have gathered together under this hospitable roof, around this hospitable board.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(hospitable) welcomingin various senses, including:
- inclined to treat guests well -- as in "She is good-natured and hospitable."
- favorable to life and growth -- as in "The climate is hospitable to roses."
- open to new ideas or change -- as in "The organization is hospitable to new ideas."