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A'MIABLE, a. L. amabilis from amo, to love.

1. Lovely worth of love deserving of affection applied usually to persons. But in Psalms 84:1 , there is an exception, "How amiable are the tabernacles, O Lord."
2. Pretending or showing love.

Lay amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.

But this use is not legitimate.

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Entry for 'Amiable'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​a/amiable.html.
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