All 3 Uses of
amiable
in
1776, by McCullough
- "Amiable" and "modest" were words frequently used to describe him, and there was a softness in his eyes that people remembered.†
p. 42.9 *amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
- John Adams, who had put Washington's name in nomination for the command, described him in a letter to his wife Abigail as amiable and brave.†
p. 43.7
- "amiable," even "tender," and Washington felt much the same way.†
p. 57.0