different between fussily vs pleasantly
fussily
English
Etymology
fussy +? -ly
Adverb
fussily (comparative more fussily, superlative most fussily)
- In a fussy manner.
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pleasantly
English
Alternative forms
- pleasauntlie, plesantlie, pleasauntly, plesantly, plesauntly (all obsolete)
Etymology
pleasant +? -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pl?z?ntli/
- Hyphenation: pleas?ant?ly
Adverb
pleasantly (comparative more pleasantly, superlative most pleasantly)
- In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
- He smiled pleasantly at passersby.
- They were pleasantly surprised at the result.
- (degree) Lightly
- (obsolete) Ludicrously.
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, ch. 1, Midas
- In workhouses, pleasantly so named, because work cannot be done in them.
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, ch. 1, Midas
Translations
References
- Webster, Noah (1828) , “pleasantly”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
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