Synonyms for pleasantly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : plez-uhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈplɛz ənt

Définition of pleasantly

Origin : late 14c. (early 14c. as a surname), from Old French plaisant "pleasant, pleasing, agreeable" (12c.), present participle of plaisir "to please" (see please). Pleasantry has the word's modern French sense of "funny, jocular." Related: Pleasantly.

adv agreeably
adv courteously

Example sentences :

She only pleasantly remembered him; he never forgot her till his death.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

He pleasantly promises the ignominious death of your chief friends.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

An instant his superb eye resented, but then he pleasantly did my bidding.
Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable

After she had accepted the care of him, and that so pleasantly, he wasn't satisfied!
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

The thin, old voice tinkled on pleasantly in the Talentless One's ears.
Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

Eve, who was amused with Mr. Truck's modes of speech, pleasantly inquired.
Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper

She was pleasantly excited by the idea of a walk all alone with Roland.
Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

Elizabeth gave it to me; and I must say she gave it very kindly and pleasantly.
Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

But if so, the tyrant will live most unpleasantly, and the king most pleasantly?
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Conversation turned, pleasantly or seriously, on Germany, Italy and France.
Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel

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