affectionate

Adjective complement with noun phrase

sign: Dedication to'my Uncle, Sir Solomon Dunder, Bart. ' signed 'Your affectionate Nephew, S. S. Dunder ' .

Modifies a noun

• remembrance: Brown " In affectionate remembrance of William Anthony Brown who departed this life January 21st 1868 aged 60 years.
• nickname: The " Square " is the affectionate nickname for The School of Pharmacy, University of London.
• tribute: SKILLS by Peggy Poole is an affectionate tribute to her father's hands.
• homage: One racing hero pays affectionate homage to twelve heroes of his own.
• parody: This is an affectionate parody of village life in England, with more than a nod to vintage werewolf movies thrown in.
• farewell: Last week local users gave an affectionate farewell to Jay Chauhan, who had served the Belsize community for 25 years as its manager.

Modifying Another Word

• extremely: Dogs for better mental health Dogs are extremely affectionate creatures.
• very: Ginger is a very affectionate girl she loves everyone she meets.
• particularly: A particularly affectionate tribute was paid to him at his coming of age party.
• so: No, he was so affectionate, so loving.
• even: His cynical and rather rough manner frequently masked a wish to be kindly, and even affectionate.
• not: God will not be affectionate to that man who is not affectionate to God's creatures.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: In feeling so affectionate toward them, are we also compensating for our prejudices?
• become: The Bulldog as it ages, seems to sleep more, have bursts of activity and becomes more affectionate.