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pleasantly

/ˈplɛzəntli/adverb3 syllables

Pleasantly means: in a good-humoured manner.

Synonyms for pleasantly4

adverb, as in in a good-humoured manner

cheerily, sunnily

adverb, as in in an enjoyable manner

agreeably, enjoyably

Opposites of pleasantly

unpleasantly

What does pleasantly mean?2

adverb

1

in a good-humoured manner“‘I'll do the dishes,’ he said pleasantly”

2

in an enjoyable manner“we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pleasantly?1

three syllables

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Pleasantly in a sentence

  • Ido is a language which one can easily, quickly and pleasantly acquire.Adelpa
  • It was pleasantly cool, but now it has turned cold.sundown
  • It was pleasantly cool, but now it has got cold.sundown
  • In the forest, it was pleasantly cool and it smelled wonderfully of moss.Babelball
  • It was hard for me to act pleasantly to others.saasmath
  • I was pleasantly surprised to see her there.Amastan
  • I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of our hockey players.Ooneykcall
  • I was pleasantly surprised by the low price.CK

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