Pronunciation: (frend'lē), [key] —adj., -li•er, -li•est, —adv.,
n., pl. -lies. 1. characteristic of or befitting a friend;
showing friendship: a friendly greeting. 2. like a friend; kind;
helpful: a little friendly advice. 3. favorably disposed;
inclined to approve, help, or support: a friendly bank. 4. not
hostile or at variance; amicable: a friendly warship; friendly
natives. Also,friend'li•ly.in a friendly manner; like a friend.
a person who is in sympathetic relationship to oneself or one's
side; one who shows no hostility. Random House Unabridged
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