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[ adverb ] in a cheerful manner

Synonyms

sunnily cheerily

Examples

"`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly"

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

`` Bonjour , messieurs , vous etes matinals '' , she greeted them pleasantly .

(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)

`` I do n't mind washing dishes now_and_then '' , he said pleasantly .

Related terms

cheery cheery pleasant cheery

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[ adverb ] in an enjoyable manner

Synonyms

agreeably enjoyably

Examples

"we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon"

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Badura-Skoda-Vienna_Konzerthaus ( Westminster ) and Demus-Schubert_Quartet ( Deutsche_Grammophon ) are both warm_toned , pleasantly lyrical , but rather slack and tensionless .

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

`` Just you wait '' , said Arlene again , as though she were discovering the pleasantly tingling insinuations of that handy little sturdy statement .

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