hospitably

Variant of hospitable

adjective

    1. friendly, kind, and solicitous toward guests
    2. prompted by or associated with friendliness and solicitude toward guests: a hospitable act
  1. favoring the health, growth, comfort, etc. of new arrivals; not adverse: a hospitable climate
  2. receptive or open, as to new ideas

Origin: MFr < ML hospitabilis < hospitare, to receive as a guest < hospes: see hospice

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