pleasantly
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Contents
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pleasauntlie (obsolete)
- plesantlie (obsolete)
- pleasauntly (obsolete)
- plesantly (obsolete)
- plesauntly (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
pleasantly (comparative more pleasantly, superlative most pleasantly)
- In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
- He smiled pleasantly at passersby.
- They were pleasantly surprised at the result.
- (degree) Lightly
- (obsolete) Ludicrously.
Quotations[edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Translations[edit]
in a pleasant manner
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References[edit]
- “pleasantly” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
