Definition of pleasantly in English:
pleasantly
adverb ˈplɛz(ə)ntliˈplɛzntli
1In an enjoyable or agreeable manner.
the summer passed pleasantly
the water is pleasantly warm
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of her work was pleasantly melancholic and remained respectfully restrained.
- Sheltered by trees and shrubbery, with mature hedging on both sides, it has an extensive patio and is pleasantly secluded.
- It's ironic that a brand born out of a beach-house fantasy of abandoning the rat race has served only to pleasantly complicate their lives.
- Its architectural context is a pleasantly anarchic collection of houses on steep slopes leading down to the water.
- The New England clam chowder is pleasantly piquant and peppery.
- There may be less room in the front, but the pleasantly upright driving position gives you a sense of command.
- The audio track is nicely mixed and the dialogue comes through pleasantly.
- His life becomes pleasantly entangled with the lives of studio clients.
- There's something here to please anyone, and enough to keep interests piqued for a bit—plus, each artwork is on sale for the pleasantly low price of £175.
- What others have failed to duplicate is the appealing shopping experience found in these pleasantly feminine one-stop-shopping specialty stores.
- 1.1 In a friendly and considerate manner.
she was greeted pleasantly by every passer-by
he smiled pleasantly and extended his arm for me to pass
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm being paid enough to ensure that I respond pleasantly.
- I pleasantly tell him that she is underage and both he and our department could get in legal trouble for having her look at such material.
- I shouted for something fruity and red, and she pleasantly nodded and brought me a glass of something fruity and red.
- They're on the phone pleasantly discussing the niceties of the forthcoming Christmas season.
- The actors are relaxing and pleasantly chatting between takes.
- She stands in front of new arrivals and pleasantly explains where they can find the baggage claim and the taxi ranks.
- He pleasantly offered to act in the capacity of general baiter and taker-off of fish.
- The baby was in her crib pleasantly conversing with the wall.
- He not only pleasantly agreed to translate these poems, but also remembered a past meeting with the poet.
- If such should occur, an apology must be offered and pleasantly accepted.