amical

/ˈa.mɪkl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.18 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

Archaic

"The Encyclopédie pulled through this crisis mainly through the amical assistance of Malesherbes, councillor in the Paris Cour des Aides, a member of the Lamoignon clan, and official Director of the Book Trade."

Borrowed from Middle French amical, from Latin amīcālis.

more amical (comparative) most amical (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce amical?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈa.mɪkl/.

What does amical mean?

Friendly, amicable.

Where does amical come from?

It is traced to Middle French.

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