sweetly

adverb

Definition of sweetlynext
as in nicely
in a pleasing way a sweetly silly summer movie

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  1. great
  2. well
  3. finely
  4. beautifully
  5. happily
Adverb
  • On Pete Hegseth and John Tower; the Crusades and ‘God wills it’; a late Michigan great; and more The nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, and the controversies surrounding that nomination, have made some of us think back to the Tower nomination.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Dodgers Robert Vargas began Fernando Valenzuela mural on the day the Dodgers great died.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of great
Adverb
  • The police association's and department's Facebook pages include pictures from past years' toy drives as well.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This new Jaguar ad did not play well with many who saw it, at least for the moment.
    Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of well
Adverb
  • Zero Corsa Summer tires made the most of its finely tuned chassis, possessing immense cornering grip and stability.
    Peter Nelson, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Make cookie crumb crust: Pulse cookies in a food processor until finely ground, 12 to 18 pulses.
    Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of finely
Adverb
  • Something about the saltiness and creaminess of the caviar pairs beautifully with the crunchiness and simplicity of the potatoes.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • It's served on buttered and grilled semolina bread that works beautifully, providing just the right amount of crunch, while maintaining its pillowy interior.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of beautifully
Adverb
  • Everything ended happily, with one little boy and one little book.
    Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Hawksbill sea turtles happily flap through the world’s tropical oceans with bellies full of glass-like fragments.
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of happily
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