Affectionate and Collegial

Affectionate

Affectionate adjective - Feeling or showing love.

Collegial and affectionate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Collegial" instead an adjective "Affectionate".

Nearby Words: affection, affectionately

Collegial

Collegial adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.
Usage example: company luncheons that are designed to instill a collegial spirit among coworkers

Affectionate and collegial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectionate" instead an adjective "Collegial".
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