as in loving
feeling or showing love
an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely
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This was not a game, or a casually affectionate touch.
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Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
This affectionate and humorous look at an ebbing tradition premieres Friday on Apple TV+, also opening the same date on one Laemmle screen in Los Angeles.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
Actually, Pontiac’s top performer earned an affectionate nickname—Goat—by admirers and detractors alike.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
The two stop to see Eve (Carmen Ejogo), a prostitute Oz is clearly very affectionate with and sees regularly.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2024
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Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
This affectionate and humorous look at an ebbing tradition premieres Friday on Apple TV+, also opening the same date on one Laemmle screen in Los Angeles.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
Actually, Pontiac’s top performer earned an affectionate nickname—Goat—by admirers and detractors alike.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
The two stop to see Eve (Carmen Ejogo), a prostitute Oz is clearly very affectionate with and sees regularly.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Affectionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectionate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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