AFFECTIONATE

a.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother.

2.
a.

Kindly inclined; zealous. [Obs.] Johson. Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. Sprat.

3.
a.

Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.

4.
a.

Strongly inclined; -- with to. [Obs.] Bacon.