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pleasurably

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pleas·ur·a·ble  (plzhr--bl)
adj.
Agreeable; gratifying.
pleasur·a·bili·ty, pleasur·a·ble·ness n.
pleasur·a·bly adv.
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Adv.1.pleasurably - in a very pleasurable manner; "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously"
deliciously
Translations
pleasurably [ˈpleʒərəblɪ] ADV → agradablemente, deleitosamente
we were pleasurably surprised → para nosotros fue una grata sorpresa
pleasurably
adv → freudig, angenehm; he had often pleasurably anticipated this moment → er hatte oft voller Vorfreude diesem Augenblick entgegengesehen
pleasurably [ˈplɛʒ/ərəblɪ] adv → (molto) gradevolmente; (anticipate) → con piacere
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No other subject gave them half the satisfaction, or commanded half the attention; and but few scenes in my life remain so freshly on my memory, or are so pleasurably recalled to my contemplation, as these hours of intercourse with a distant and benighted race in the midst of the desert.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
I had just work enough to do, in mounting my employer's drawings, to keep my hands and eyes pleasurably employed, while my mind was left free to enjoy the dangerous luxury of its own unbridled thoughts.
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
I never was so won upon, as by this class; never yielded up my full confidence and esteem so readily and pleasurably, as to them; never can make again, in half a year, so many friends for whom I seem to entertain the regard of half a life.
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