affectional

Example Sentences

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The sun was already as good as set, the last wisps of day sliding across the grassy courtyard we affectionally called the Mall to be replaced by the lengthening shadows of twilight.

From Literature

Jul – who is known for his affectionally grotesque caricatures – was commissioned to give a modern take on the tale, with the book being the latest in a programme of annual gifts to French pre-adolescents.

From BBC

Today, the town is affectionally known as “the capital of pyrotechnics.”

From Seattle Times

So, a few weeks ago, I wake our sleeping beauty up around 8 a.m. to get her ready for her early learning daycare program, which we all affectionally call "school."

From Salon

Their picture can be read as a tribute to partnership, artistic, or affectional, or both.

From New York Times