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hospitably

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hos·pi·ta·ble  (hsp-t-bl, h-spt-bl)
adj.
1. Disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity.
2. Indicative of cordiality toward guests: a hospitable act.
3. Having an open mind; receptive: hospitable to new ideas.
4. Favorable to growth and development; agreeable: a hospitable environment.
[Obsolete French, from Medieval Latin *hospitbilis, from Latin hospitre, to put up as a guest, from hospes, hospit-, guest, host; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]
hospi·ta·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.hospitably - in a hospitable manner; "she was received hospitably by her new family"
inhospitably - in an inhospitable manner; "she was received inhospitably by her new family"
Translations
hospitably [hɒsˈpɪtəblɪ] ADV → con hospitalidad
hospitably
adv → gastfreundlich, gastlich
hospitably [hɒsˈpɪtəblɪ] adv → in modo ospitale
hospitably [hɒsˈpɪtəblɪ] adv → in modo ospitale


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She taught her daughter, then, by her own affection for it, that love for a country where they had both been hospitably received, and where a brilliant future opened before them.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
"Better ask him to dinner, my dear," the Admiral suggested hospitably.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
Every time Levin tried to penetrate beyond the outer chambers of Sviazhsky's mind, which were hospitably open to all, he noticed that Sviazhsky was slightly disconcerted; faint signs of alarm were visible in his eyes, as though he were afraid Levin would understand him, and he would give him a kindly, good-humored repulse.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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