( a. )
Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.
( a. )
Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012