Amicable
Amicable ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Latin amicabilis, from amicus friend, from amare to love. See Amiable.]
Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement.
That which was most remarkable in this contest was... the amicable manner in which it was managed.
Collocations (2)
Amicable action (Law.) , an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it. — Bouvier
Amicable numbers (Mathematics) , two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.