If you do something in a ~ way, you are being pleasant and friendly to other people. (FORMAL)
They worked in ~ silence.
= friendly
ADJ: usu ADJ n
If you do something in a ~ way, you are being pleasant and friendly to other people. (FORMAL)
They worked in ~ silence.
= friendly
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012