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pleasingly

pleasingly adverb: in a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.

Adverb

pleasingly (comparative more pleasingly, superlative most pleasingly)

  1. 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...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

pleasingly meaning in Kannada

pleasingly in Kannada

pleasingly or excitingly fearsome; awe inspiring; scary but causing thrill; thrilling; breathtaking
ರುದ್ರರಮಣೀಯ rudraramaṇīya

Forms of pleasingly

comparativemore pleasingly
superlativemost pleasingly

Origin of pleasingly

From Middle English plesingliche; equivalent to pleasing + -ly.

Questions about pleasingly

What does pleasingly mean?
Pleasingly means in a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.
What is pleasingly in Kannada?
Pleasingly in Kannada is ರುದ್ರರಮಣೀಯ (rudraramaṇīya). See Pleasingly meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is pleasingly?
Pleasingly is an adverb.

Words near pleasingly in the dictionary

  1. pleasing fungus beetles
  2. pleasing lacewing
  3. pleasing lacewings
  4. pleasing on the eye
  5. pleasing to the eye
  6. pleasingly
  7. pleasingness
  8. pleasings
  9. Pleasington
  10. Pleasley
  11. pleasurability

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