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sweetlier

sweetlier is the comparative 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

Questions about sweetlier

What is sweetlier the comparative form of?
Sweetlier is the comparative form of sweetly.

Words near sweetlier in the dictionary

  1. Sweetland
  2. Sweetlands
  3. sweetleaf
  4. sweetleafs
  5. sweetless
  6. sweetlier
  7. sweetliest
  8. sweetling
  9. sweetlings
  10. sweetlip
  11. sweetlips

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