Both Uses of
affable
in
Black Like Me
- The ticket-taker on the streetcar nodded affably when I paid my fare.†
*affably = in a good natured and sociable manner
- The policeman nodded affably to me and I knew then that I had successfully passed back into white society, that I was once more a first-class citizen, that all doors into cafes, rest rooms, libraries, movies, concerts, schools and churches were suddenly open to me.†
Definition:
good natured and sociable