Collocations for friendly - adj.
1. behaving in a kind/pleasant way
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
exceptionally, genuinely
Frank was a genuinely friendly guy.
exceptionally, genuinely
Frank was a genuinely friendly guy.
perfectly
He seemed detached, but perfectly friendly.
He seemed detached, but perfectly friendly.
overly,
too
He was starting to get too friendly (= in a sexual way).
He was starting to get too friendly (= in a sexual way).
almost
For once he seemed almost friendly.
For once he seemed almost friendly.
not exactly,
not particularly
Her manner was not exactly friendly
Her manner was not exactly friendly
naturally
2. being friends
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
They were pretty friendly when they worked together.
They were pretty friendly when they worked together.
3. easy to use/helpful/not harmful
Friendly is used with these nouns:
atmosphere, attitude, banter, chat, competition, confines, conversation, country, disposition, dog, embrace, environment, face, fashion, fire, fixture, folk, force, gesture, greeting, grin, guy, hand, hotel, hug, kiss, letter, manner, match, neighbour, neighbourhood, overture, pat, pub, rapport, reception, relation, relationship, reminder, rival, rivalry, service, settlement, shove, slap, smile, territory, tone, troops, voice, waiter, waitress, warning, wave, way, welcome, word
atmosphere, attitude, banter, chat, competition, confines, conversation, country, disposition, dog, embrace, environment, face, fashion, fire, fixture, folk, force, gesture, greeting, grin, guy, hand, hotel, hug, kiss, letter, manner, match, neighbour, neighbourhood, overture, pat, pub, rapport, reception, relation, relationship, reminder, rival, rivalry, service, settlement, shove, slap, smile, territory, tone, troops, voice, waiter, waitress, warning, wave, way, welcome, word