affable
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Affable and boyish, with a thoughtful air that often had him gazing off into the middle distance before he spoke, Dunster seemed eager to look back on “Lasso,” as it drew to a close.
From New York Times • May 31, 2023
Affable and quick with a joke — he published a book of illustrated puns titled “Gopher Broke” — Mr. Rubin was president and programmer.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022
Affable and emotional, Towns has been known to speak in hyperbole like this.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022
Affable and charming, he arrives for our interview whistling The Beatles' Get Back, wearing a sweater as comfortable as his demeanour.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2020
Affable, placid Alicia whiled away her days in bed, playing with dolls in tents constructed from Mami’s sheets.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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