likable

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I Think I Love My Wife is smart and likable, which is lavish praise in a season whose comic offerings have included Because I Said So.

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  1. adjective Pleasing; attractive.

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  • But while not always likable, and often driven by baser designs than one might expect from heroes, they're still fascinating. —  FSF,October2007
  • I'm not saying that characters have to be likable -- though certainly most readers prefer to spend their time in the company of characters they like; it's more that one never gets any sense that they're real. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 02 - August 1996
  • We'll have the adjustments of a new president who is very personable, likable, and inspirational, but who had views I strongly disagree with. —  Stray Thoughts
  • They're just something about them that is so likable, and they just exude cool with barely any effor.
  • Actor Gerard Jugnot's Pigoil is likable, and the characters look interesting and evocative among their fanciful trappings. —  Daily Californian Headlines
 

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/ˈlaɪkəbl/
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