friend·ly (frĕnd'lē)
adj., -li·er, -li·est.

1. Of, relating to, or befitting a friend: friendly advice.
2. Favorably disposed; not antagonistic: a government friendly to our interests.
3. Warm; comforting.
4. 1. User-friendly.
   2. Informal. Easy to understand or use for a specified agent. Often used in combination: a reader-friendly novel; a consumer-friendly policy.

adv.
In the manner of a friend; amicably.

n. Informal, pl., -lies.
One fighting on or favorable to one's own side: "If I read this right, you're the only friendly we have there right now" (Tom Clancy).

friendlily friend'li·ly adv.
friendliness friend'li·ness n.

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