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Definition of Sociably

1. Adverb. In a gregarious manner.

2. Adverb. In a sociable manner. "Sociably, the new neighbors invited everyone on the block for coffee"

Definition of Sociably

1. adv. In a sociable manner.

Definition of Sociably

1. Adverb. In a sociable manner; with free intercourse; conversibly; familiarly; as a companion. ¹

2. Adverb. According to society or societal norms. ¹

3. Adverb. For social purposes, in a social situation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sociably

1. in a friendly manner [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sociably

soccered soccering soccerlike soccerplex soccerplexes soccers socia socia parotidis sociabilities sociability

sociable sociable numbers sociableness sociablenesses sociables social-psychology social-science social Darwinism social action social activity

social adaptation social adjustment social affair social alienation social anthropologist social anthropology social behaviour

Literary usage of Sociably

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1803)
"It remains then for prejudice to vanish like mists before the sun ; while the two brothers sociably ascend Parnassus together, higher than ever brothers ..."

2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1897)
"And, before going farther, I may mention that perhaps one of the most singular features and the bird live sociably together, or upon the best of terms with ..."

3. Life in a New England Town, 1787, 1788: Diary of John Quincy Adams, While a by John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1903)
"... and the lads pass'd the evening quite sociably with me till nine o'clock. Captain Wyer was here in the evening. He was, he says, an enthusiast for ..."

4. Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1870)
"He seemed not quite a man of the world, a little shy in manner, yet he addressed me kindly and sociably. I guessed him to be Mr. Charles Swain, the poet, ..."

5. Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne (1871)
"He seemed not quite a man of the world, a little shy in manner, yet he addressed me kindly and sociably. I guessed him to be Mr. Charles Swain, the poet, ..."

6. Discourses on Various Subjects by Edwin Hubbell Chapin (1846)
"Use the great gift of speech freely, properly, sociably—but do not abuse it. I have thus enumerated some of the evil ways in which the tongue is employed. ..."

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