Term Gallery logo

Meanings of only friendly in English

We have no meanings for "only friendly" in our records yet.
Usage of only friendly in English
1
Yesterday this glorious creature had loved him; to-day she was only friendly.
The Ragged Edge
2
Bean kept grimly to himself because the only friendly member slept.
Bunker Bean
3
No; it is only friendly to keep my offer open.
The Isle of Unrest
4
If he was only friendly, she knew she'd feel rejected.
Impossible
5
Our GP is the only friendly face available to help.
The Guardian
6
Certainly my heart spoke for him, but that may have been only friendly esteem!
Monte-Cristo's Daughter
7
The attentions which the rest paid to it seemed at first only friendly and facetious.
Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
8
But he was no longer a pro, and he took on only friendly sparring matches.
The girl who played with fire
9
What's in it?" Her voice was not prying, only friendly, "Pencils?"
The Hustler
10
They're only friendly because they daren't be anything else.
The Junior Classics, Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories
11
The bee-hunter gave them his own canoe, and the parting was not only friendly, but touching.
Oak Openings
12
The dragon was only friendly to Aeetes, so it would let the king gather its teeth.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
13
His answer was not only friendly, but apologetic.
A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate
14
Again, a Frenchman is naturally humane: an Englishman is, I should say, only friendly by habit.
Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners
15
He was the only friendly soul of all those on the farm that she could turn to.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
16
The only friendly face was the man's.
Love Among the Chickens
This collocation consists of:
Only friendly through the time
Only friendly across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common