FRIENDLIER

FRIENDLY

friendly

(adjective) characteristic of or befitting a friend; “friendly advice”; “a friendly neighborhood”; “the only friendly person here”; “a friendly host and hostess”

friendly

(adjective) of or belonging to your own country’s forces or those of an ally; “in friendly territory”; “he was accidentally killed by friendly fire”

friendly

(adjective) easy to understand or use; “user-friendly computers”; “a consumer-friendly policy”; “a reader-friendly novel”

friendly, well-disposed, well disposed

(adjective) inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; “a government friendly to our interests”; “well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States”; “a relaxed environment well-disposed to the appreciation of good food and fine wine”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

friendlier

comparative form of friendly

Source: Wiktionary

FRIENDLY

Friend"ly, a. Etym: [AS. freéndlice.]

1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

2. Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable. In friendly relations with his moderate opponents. Macaulay.

3. Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.

4. Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale. On the first friendly bank he throws him down. Addison.

Syn.

– Amicable; kind; conciliatory; propitious; favorable. See Amicable.

Friend"ly, adv.

Definition: In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.] Shak. In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met. Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition