nicely
/ˈnʌɪsli
/adverb
1In a pleasant or attractive manner: nicely dressed in flowered cotton...
- The sauce was pleasant and the garlic nicely roasted, but the flavours were sleepwalking.
- The next singer is Ngaiire Joseph who was dressed much more nicely than last time when she appeared in a tablecloth.
- She too was dressed in a gorgeous lacy yellow dress which contrasted nicely with her long, silky black hair.
Synonyms
attractively, pleasantly, pleasingly, agreeably, delightfully, beautifully, well, enjoyably, amusingly
1.1Satisfactorily: we’re doing very nicely now...
- I think that would nicely satisfy all of the above criteria, stylistically.
- His nicely designed and satisfyingly content-rich website should help me to educate myself.
- All you want to do now, apart from sip wanly at the dregs of that satisfying Shiraz, is stump upstairs and crash into a nicely turned down bed.
Synonyms
satisfactorily, satisfyingly, fittingly, acceptably
1.2In a polite or friendly way: say goodbye nicely to Miss Sandra...
- We extend sincere thanks to everybody who met us so nicely and so friendly when we called to their houses.
- So she said: oh, OK then Rupert, since you're a friend, and since you've asked so nicely.
- Yes, it's true the football team is coming off what is, to put it as nicely as possible, a disastrous season.
Synonyms
politely, courteously, civilly