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af-făber (better adf-), bra, brum, adj.

  1. I. Made or prepared ingeniously or with art, ingenious: affabrum: fabrefactum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 28 Müll.
    Hence, adv.: adfā̆brē, ingeniously, skilfully: adfabre atque antiquo artificio factus, Cic. Verr. 1, 5, 14; Prisc. 1009 P.
  2. II. In act. sense, skilled in art, skilful, ingenious: litteras adfabra rerum vel natura vel industria peperit, Symm. Ep. 3, 17.

affābĭlis (better adf-), e, adj. [adfari], that can be easily spoken to, easy of access, courteous, affable, kind, friendly, Ter. Ad. 5, 6, 8: cum in omni sermone omnibus adfabilem esse se vellet, * Cic. Off. 1, 31, 113: adfabilis, blandus, Nep. Alcib. 1, 3: nec dictu adfabilis ulli, Verg. A. 3, 621 (cf. Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1: quem nec adfari queas): adfabilior, Sen. Ep. 79: adfabilem te facito, Vulg. Eccli. 4, 7.
Sup. prob. not used.
Adv.: adfābĭlĭter, courteously, kindly, Macr. S. 7, 2; Spart. ap. Carac. 3: adfabilissime, Gell. 16, 3.

* affābĭlĭtas (better adf-), ātis, f. [adfabilis], the quality of affabilis, affability, courtesy, kindness: comitas adfabilitasque sermonis, Cic. Off. 2, 14, 48.

affābĭlĭter, adv., v. affabilis.

affā̆brē, adv., v. affaber, I.

* affā̆brĭcātus (better adf-), a, um [Part., as if from adfabrico], fitted or added to by art: consuetudo quasi adfabricata natura, Aug. Mus. 6, 7.