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Definition
good natured and sociable
- Lady Catherine was reckoned proud by many people he knew, but he had never seen anything but affability in her.Chapter 14 (17% in)
- The subject elevated him to more than usual solemnity of manner, and with a most important aspect he protested that "he had never in his life witnessed such behaviour in a person of rank—such affability and condescension, as he had himself experienced from Lady Catherine.Chapter 14 (10% in)
- She is all affability and condescension, and I doubt not but you will be honoured with some portion of her notice when service is over.Chapter 28 (57% in)
- I rather expected, from my knowledge of her affability, that it would happen.Chapter 29 (5% in)
- "Yes, ma'am, that he was indeed; and his son will be just like him—just as affable to the poor."Chapter 43 (27% in)
There are no more uses of "affable" in Pride and Prejudice.
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