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Definition of Complaisantly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Complaisantly
Literary usage of Complaisantly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"Vastly tender IA creature, in thy way of life, is more complaisantly treated than
an honest wife ; but mark the end of it! " She read to herself till she ..."
2. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl, Donald Grant Mitchell (1899)
"A creature, in thy way of life, is more complaisantly treated than an honest
wife ; but mark the end of it! " She read to herself till she came to the ..."
3. The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, Thomas Roscoe (1860)
"So saying, he very complaisantly showed him to the door; and our lover, being
diffident of his own temper, as well as afraid of being used with greater ..."
4. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"Then we can still find something to teach thee, Alleyne," said the Abbot complaisantly.
" Know that many strange nations lie betwixt there and 8 ..."
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