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Definition of Pleasantly

1. Adverb. In a cheerful manner. "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly"

2. Adverb. In an enjoyable manner. "We spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon"

Definition of Pleasantly

1. adv. In a pleasant manner.

Definition of Pleasantly

1. Adverb. In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result. ¹

2. Adverb. (context: degree) Lightly ¹

3. Adverb. (obsolete) Ludicrously. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pleasantly

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleasantly

pleading in the alternative pleadingly pleadings pleads pleaed pleaing pleas pleas of the crown pleasable pleasance

pleasances pleasant pleasant-tasting pleasanter pleasantest pleasantly (current term) pleasantness pleasantnesses pleasantries pleasantry

pleasaunce pleasaunt pleasauntly please please repeat after me please say again please sit down please speak more slowly please turn left please turn right

Literary usage of Pleasantly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (1883)
"... lay dead in a single house; from the windows hung black crape. The stores were shut up, for their owners were gone away or dead. ' pleasantly SITUATED. ..."

2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"He pleasantly added: " Go, Benvenuto, and come again quickly, for indeed I am jealous of you." xciv In God's name then I left Florence, continually singing ..."

3. The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, from the Best Writers by Lindley Murray (1833)
"Very pleasantly did they pass ; they moved smoothly and swiftly along : for when thus engaged, he counted no time. They are gone, but (hey have left a ..."

4. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"Ferry'd over pleasantly, and were met by the Sheriff Lay son, our Host, with his Wand at the Bank. Mr. Justice Davenport was with him. ..."

5. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (1883)
"... lay dead in a single house; from the windows hung black crape. The stores were shut up, for their owners were gone away or dead. ' pleasantly SITUATED. ..."

6. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"He pleasantly added: " Go, Benvenuto, and come again quickly, for indeed I am jealous of you." xciv In God's name then I left Florence, continually singing ..."

7. The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, from the Best Writers by Lindley Murray (1833)
"Very pleasantly did they pass ; they moved smoothly and swiftly along : for when thus engaged, he counted no time. They are gone, but (hey have left a ..."

8. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"Ferry'd over pleasantly, and were met by the Sheriff Lay son, our Host, with his Wand at the Bank. Mr. Justice Davenport was with him. ..."

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