Affectionate
Affectionate adjective - Feeling or showing love.
Big and affectionate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Big" instead an adjective "Affectionate".
Nearby Words: affection, affectionately
Big
Big adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Affectionate and big are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectionate" instead an adjective "Big".
Nearby Word: bigness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Affectionate Parody: The game is a big, bloody loveletter to Nintendo's 8-bit era.
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However, Zhaan is the member of Moya's crew who seems to see the good in Rygel the most, and despite his protestations Rygel is obviously quite affectionate towards the "big blue bitch"
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Affectionate Gesture to the Head: Hayseed Turniptruck kind of does a cross between a hair-tousle and a noogie to Rarity's hat while proudly talking up what a big-deal dressmaker she is in Ponyville.
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