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pleasantly

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pleas·ant  (plznt)
adj. pleas·ant·er, pleas·ant·est
1. Giving or affording pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable: a pleasant scene; pleasant sensations.
2. Pleasing in manner, behavior, or appearance.
3. Fair and comfortable: pleasant weather.
4. Merry; lively.

[Middle English plesaunt, from Old French plaisant, present participle of plaisir, to please, from Latin placre; see plk-1 in Indo-European roots.]

pleasant·ly adv.
pleasant·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.pleasantly - in a cheerful manner; "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly"
2.pleasantly - in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon"
unpleasantly - in an unpleasant manner; "he had been unpleasantly surprised"
Translations
pleasantly [ˈplezntlɪ] ADV [say] → amablemente, en tono agradable
the evening passed pleasantly enoughla velada fue bastante agradable
the room was pleasantly furnishedla habitación estaba amueblada con gusto
it was pleasantly warmhacía un calor agradable
we were pleasantly surprisedfue una grata or agradable sorpresa para nosotros
I was feeling pleasantly drowsytenía una agradable or placentera sensación de somnolencia
pleasantly [ˈplɛzəntli] advagréablement
to be pleasantly surprised → être agréablement surpris
pleasantly
advangenehm; smile, greet, speak etcfreundlich; pleasantly decoratednett or hübsch eingerichtet; the room is pleasantly light and airydas Zimmer ist angenehm hell und luftig; to be pleasantly surprisedangenehm überrascht sein
pleasantly [ˈplɛzntlɪ] adv (smile, greet) → cordialmente
I am pleasantly surprised → sono piacevolmente sorpreso
pleasantly [ˈplɛzntlɪ] adv (smile, greet) → cordialmente
I am pleasantly surprised → sono piacevolmente sorpreso


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May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it.
And he smiled so pleasantly at his own wit that the provinces of Ghargaroo, M'gwana, and Scowow were affected with a blight.
Although my book is intended mainly for the en- tertainment of boys and girls, I hope it will not be shunned by men and women on that account, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in.
 
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