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pleasantly
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. 1 In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result. 2 (context degree English) lightly 3 (context obsolete English) ludicrously.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pleasantly \Pleas"ant*ly\, adv. In a pleasant manner.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adv. in a cheerful manner; "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly" [syn: cheerily , sunnily ] in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon" [syn: agreeably , enjoyably ] [ant: disagreeably , unpleasantly ]
Usage examples of pleasantly.
Wethis was busy setting out the meal on a round table at the center of the room and nodded pleasantly to Alec as they entered.
The time thus passed away pleasantly, these brave men not appearing to have any fears for the future.
The Archdeacon, a fountain-pen in his hand, a slip of paper on his knee, looked pleasantly and inquiringly at Mr.
As I was taking leave of him, he was kind enough to say that, since his arrival in Turkey, he had never passed two hours as pleasantly as those he had just spent with me, and that he would compliment the bailo about me.
She, who neither meant nor suspected any ill, was quite at her ease, and we should have enjoyed the joke, and everything would have gone on pleasantly, if her husband had possessed some modicum of manners and common sense, but he began to get into a perfect fury of jealousy.
When she had got up we breakfasted together, and the time went by as pleasantly as possible till Madame Rancour came for her little charge, who went away with a sad heart.
The monarch came up and accosted them very pleasantly, proposing that they should take part in the game.
HAD been braced for Clea, so he was pleasantly surprised when he fell on somebody soft and padded.
I had brushed it, though, and it floated loose around my shoulders, smelling pleasantly of the hyssop and nettle-flower infusion I combed through it to keep lice at bay.
I felt certain that I should succeed in carrying her off even if the walls of the convent could boast of artillery, and after the departure of the messenger my first thought was to endeavour to spend the seven days, before I could receive the second letter, pleasantly.
I found myself completely outwitted, but the thing was done so pleasantly that all I could do was to put a good face on it--a feat which I found sufficiently easy from the relief I felt at no longer being bound to send a messenger to I did not know whom.
She had an excellent carriage, and as she was ready to go to Augsburg I immediately concluded that we could make the journey together very pleasantly.
But the Spaniard, no doubt ashamed because of my presence, got into a rage, and abused him in the most awful manner, while he laughed pleasantly, as if he could calm the storm when he pleased.
He told me that he knew Venice, and as I was not a patrician I could live as pleasantly anywhere else.
My niece seemed to enjoy the sight, and I could see that her senses were being pleasantly tortured.