pleasingly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English plesingliche; equivalent to pleasing + -ly.
Meanings
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In a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.
I not only then tighten'd the pleasure-girth round my restless inmate by a secret spring of friction and compres- sion that obeys the will in those parts, but stole my hand softly to that store bag of nature's prime sweets, which is so pleasingly attach'd to its conduit pipe, from which we receive them;
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pleasingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more pleasingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
ca gratament (in a pleasing manner)