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sweetely

sweetely is the obsolete form of sweetly.

Meaning of sweetly

Adverb

sweetly (comparative sweetlier or more sweetly, superlative sweetliest or most sweetly)

  1. With a sweet taste or aroma.
  2. In a sweet or pleasant manner.
    • "No, Auntie," said Hardman, sweetly, seriously.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 232
  3. Nicely; finely; excellently.
    • Sitting in the seat with the engine off before that day, the gears slid in so sweetly, and double de-clutching was so easy, I had done it a million times.2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 21

Forms of sweetely

comparativemore sweetely
superlativemost sweetely

Questions about sweetely

What is sweetely the obsolete form of?
Sweetely is the obsolete form of sweetly.

Words near sweetely in the dictionary

  1. sweetcorn breads
  2. sweetcorns
  3. sweetcure
  4. sweete
  5. sweeted
  6. sweetely
  7. sweeten
  8. sweeten the pill
  9. sweeten the pot
  10. sweeten up
  11. sweetened

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