different between precisely vs pleasantly

precisely

English

Etymology

precise +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p???sa?sli/
  • Hyphenation: pre?cise?ly

Adverb

precisely (comparative more precisely, superlative most precisely)

  1. (manner) In a precise manner; exactly.
    Synonyms: exactly, incisively; see also Thesaurus:exactly
    Antonym: imprecisely
  2. (focus) Used to provide emphasis.

Translations

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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)

  1. In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
    He smiled pleasantly at passersby.
    They were pleasantly surprised at the result.
  2. (degree) Lightly
  3. (obsolete) Ludicrously.
    • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, ch. 1, Midas
      In workhouses, pleasantly so named, because work cannot be done in them.

Translations

References

  • Webster, Noah (1828) , “pleasantly”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language

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  • what a pleasantly surprised
  • what does pleasantly warm mean
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