agreeably
English
Etymology
From Middle English agreablely, agreably; equivalent to agreeable + -ly.
Pronunciation
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Adverb
agreeably (comparative more agreeably, superlative most agreeably)
- In an agreeable or pleasing manner
- Synonym: pleasingly
- 2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 August 2019:
- What a game this was in those early minutes. Germany were also agreeably fluid, with a fine natural width. But they also looked like a champion team short-handed heading back towards their own goal.
- In accordance
- Synonyms: suitably, consistently, conformably
- (obsolete) Alike; similarly.
Translations
in an agreeable manner
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References
- “agreeably”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.