Affable and Sharp

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Affable adjective - Showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations.

Usage example: although First Lady Lucretia Hayes didn't particularly enjoy her role as White House hostess, she was always affable

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Sharp is an antonym for affable.

Nearby Words: affability, affably

Sharp adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.

Usage example: an unnecessarily sharp retort to a perfectly civil question

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Affable is an antonym for sharp.

Nearby Words: sharpness, sharply, sharpen, sharpened, sharper

Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), an affable legendary ex-Confederate sharp-shooter still struggling with the horrors of the Civil War.

Source: Film / The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Pleasantly averted in the Sharpe series, about a team of, ahem, sharp-shooters during the Napoleonic Wars, who are mostly treated as affable, fun-loving guys.

Source: Cold Sniper
With his sharp features and soft drawl, Burns is often cast as disarmingly affable villains or other shady types.He's a regular face in film, television and theatre.

Source: Creator / Jere Burns

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