hospitably

[US]/'hɔspitəbli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. warmly, attentively, skillfully in providing hospitality.

Phrases & Collocations

received us hospitably

treated us hospitably

welcomed us hospitably

Example Sentences

The hostess hospitably entertained her guests.

Greek Mythology A poor elderly man who, with his wife Baucis, treated the disguised Zeus so hospitably that as a reward their humble cottage was transformed into a magnificent temple.

The hotel staff greeted us hospitably upon our arrival.

She always welcomes guests hospitably into her home.

The hospitably decorated room made the guests feel comfortable.

The locals are known for their hospitably towards tourists.

He treated his new neighbors hospitably with a plate of freshly baked cookies.

The hospitably served tea helped break the ice during the meeting.

The hospitably hosted event was a great success.

The hospitably prepared meal was a delightful experience for the guests.

They were welcomed hospitably by the local community.

The hospitably offered assistance was greatly appreciated.

Real-world Examples

The front door usually stood hospitably open.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

The author hospitably received by a great lord.

Source: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

" Not slowly enough to suit us, " Wade answered hospitably.

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

I soon fell into some acquaintance, and was very hospitably received.

Source: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

The door was hospitably open, and the sound of voices floated out on the warm air.

Source: One Shilling Candle (Upper)

The door latch clicked spasmodically -- now hospitably, now doubt- fully, as though in anxiety whether it might be admitting friends or duns.

Source: Selected Works of O. Henry

She made way for him, hospitably, in a corner of the sofa to which she had sunk; and he echoed her vaguely: " You were impressed, then" ?

Source: People and Ghosts (Part 2)

The little windows yawned in the quiet, and the bright blue door stood hospitably open, disclosing in the shadow the gleam of a brass warming pan on the wall.

Source: One Shilling Candle (Upper)

A red blotch on one of her cheeks seemed to show that it had recently been pressed against a pillow, and her half-awakened eyes stared at him hospitably but confusedly.

Source: The Age of Innocence (Part Two)

All this was for a reason I shall later discuss, but the point is of importance as showing that the lamasery was no longer hospitably indifferent; it had already both a need and a desire for new arrivals.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

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