4. Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious;
serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.
On the first friendly bank he throws him down.
Addison.
Syn. -- Amicable; kind; conciliatory; propitious; favorable. See
Amicable.
Friend"ly, adv. In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends.
[Obs.] Shak.
In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met.
Beau. & Fl.
Friend"ship, n. [AS. freÛndscipe. See Friend, and -ship.] 1. The state
of being friends; friendly relation, or attachment, to a person, or
between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will;
friendliness; amity; good will.
There is little friendship in the world.
Bacon.
There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence
without integrity.
Rambler.
Preferred by friendship, and not chosen by sufficiency.
Spenser.