pleasedlyadv.
/ˈpliːzᵻdli/, U.S. /ˈplizədli/ In a pleased manner; with pleasure or satisfaction.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > [adverb]
lustly971
to thankOE
merryOE
lustilya1225
likinglya1387
pleasinglya1400
in (on) thankc1400
merrilyc1400
pleasantlya1425
listilyc1440
at pleasure1579
jolly1615
well-pleasedly1645
pleasedly1651
enjoyingly1835
welcomingly1884
1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying i. §3. 33 He..that can look upon another mans lands evenly and pleasedly as if they were his own.
1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 262 He that would be pleasedly innocent, must refrain from the tast of offence.
1706 S. Browne Caveat against Evil Company 43 He..doth frequently and pleasedly associate with such.
1793 ‘Philagathos’ Poem Goffe, Whaley, & Dixwell 11 We..The mighty ruins pleasedly survey.
1867 Contemp. Rev. 4 417 [She] would have lingered pleasedly.
1894 Scribner's Mag. Nov. 655/2 ‘He ought to have had a delightful time,’ said Fair. Barbara meditated pleasedly.
1974 London Mag. Aug.–Sept. 36 He..pleasedly leads the way.
1994 Guardian 6 Sept. ii. 6/3 Kylie Minogue scrunches the headful of tight curls that is her current hairdo. ‘It's sort of half-caste,’ she says pleasedly, oblivious to the fact that she has just been startlingly un-PC.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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