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Latin
Adjective
affectuōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of affectuōsus
Portuguese
Adjective
affectuoso (feminine affectuosa, masculine plural affectuosos, feminine plural affectuosas, metaphonic)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of afetuoso.
1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “Duas faces de uma medalha [Two sides of a medal]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 159:Cumprimentavam-se com uns toques de familiaridade, e n’um ou n’outro baile d’estes a que vae toda a gente, a boa e a má, tinham-se apertado a mão mutuamente, e tinham trocado algumas phrases affectuosas.- They greeted each other with a touch of familiarity, and at one or another of those dances attended by all the people, both the good and the bad, they had shaken hands and exchanged a few affectionate words.