companionably

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English

Etymology

From companionable +‎ -ly.

Adverb

companionably (comparative more companionably, superlative most companionably)

  1. In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
    He had been sitting with her, it appeared, most companionably at home, till her usual hour of exercise — Jane Austen, Emma Volume 2, Chapter 6.