unsoldierly

adjective

Definition of unsoldierlynext
as in amiable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsoldierly
  1. amiable
  2. benevolent
  3. good-natured
  4. genial
  5. easygoing
  6. cordial
  7. affable
  8. ingratiating
Adjective
  • Although some leagues were more amiable to streaming since the last time DFL negotiated media rights, the media and tech landscape has changed dramatically in the last six years.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The Half Moon Bay weigh-off had started in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of amiable
Adjective
  • Many people believe that slavery in Latin America was a benevolent institution.
    Ana Lucia Araujo / Made by History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In recent years, the naive belief held by most Americans, that the Fed is an apolitical body of benevolent technocrats who would never use their immense, ring-of-Sauron-like power for anything but the good of humanity, has evaporated.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of benevolent
Adjective
  • The comedy centers on Ashley (Arjona), who has asked for a divorce from good-natured Carey (Marvin), who then runs to his friends Julie (Johnson) and Paul (Covino) for support.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • David Arquette, cast as good-natured if ineffectual deputy Dewey, met Courteney Cox at the first read.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of good-natured
Adjective
  • Jung is an able counterpart to the genial Lee, whose doggedness soon starts to take on an unhinged quality.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The cowboy humorist saw politics as an endeavor for genial discussion, not a blood sport.
    Steven Watts, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of genial
Adjective
  • There’s a warmth and easygoing naturalism to Wong’s performance that makes these scenes both compelling and rewarding.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Both embody the easygoing nature of fall dressing, thanks to their relaxed silhouettes and consistent wearability.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of easygoing
Adjective
  • Well, the Bears won, improving to a 2-2 record heading into Week 5, the baseball season came to a disappointing end for the city’s two teams, a former president turned 100, and two vice presidential candidates faced off in a largely tame and cordial debate.
    Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
  • My uncle was supportive to me then, and my boyfriend was cordial to him as a kindness to me.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of cordial
Adjective
  • Tim is an affable ol’ cuss, speaking constantly in soft and firm rhymes, showing off his vocal dexterity to the barflies who pull up chairs and sip on pints or some top shelf whiskey in a Massachusetts watering hole.
    David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • His subjects articulate the dead-eyed fear and deep confusion many of them can not shake about what happened to them that day; the emotional spectrum of these young Israelis stretches from shell-shocked to rage-filled to affable to ashamed.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of affable
Adjective
  • Highly personable and ingratiating but with a tough core, Walters withstood critiques about the softness of her interrogatory style with celebrities and sometimes major political figures as well.
    Carmel Dagan, Variety, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Smith’s tone was self-conscious and ingratiating—at times, obsequious.
    Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 7 Mar. 2022
Definition of ingratiating
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