Amicable
Amicable adjective - Having or marked by agreement in feeling or action.
Usage example: the contract negotiations between the hotel workers and management were reasonably amicable
Nearby Words: amicably, amicability
Hostile
Hostile adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Usage example: our landlord has a hostile attitude toward foreigners and refuses to rent to them
Nearby Word: hostility
Both words in one sentence
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Meanwhile, Jack and Sally's separation wildly ranges from amicable to hostile, when it's revealed each is jealous of the other having found a new love interest.
Source: Film / Husbands and Wives -
Amicable Exes: Averted, Jun and Misuzu can barely stand each other and constantly make passive aggressive remarks to one another when not being out right hostile.
Source: Manga / Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko -
This is currently not a hostile split - CCH has a very high mission success rate in the most difficult of black operations, but operates very differently from Firewall as a whole and engages in next to no contact with the rest of the organization, so it's seen as more of a slow yet amicable divorce.
Source: Tabletop Game / Eclipse Phase
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