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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
affectionate/əˈfekʃənət/

▶adjective readily showing affection.

– derivatives
affectionately adverb.

'affectionate' also found in these Oxford entries:

acushla - attachment - babe - besotted - close - cuddle - dandle - darling - dear - dearest - demonstrative - duchess - duck - endearment - fatherly - fond - hen - kind - love - lovebird - loved-up - lovey - lovey-dovey - macushla - missy - my - old boy - old girl - old man - pet - Platonic - sweet - sweetheart - unaffectionate - unfatherly - unmotherly

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