nicely
Precisely; with fine discernment or judgementPrecisely; with fine discernment or judgement.
» Tom is dressed very nicely.
Том одет очень красиво.
Том дуже добре одягнений.
Meaning
3 sensesPrecisely; with fine discernment or judgement.
Pleasantly; satisfactorily.
1986-1987, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure He was a sweet boy, but became the kind of man I can do nicely without.
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(obsolete)Fastidiously; carefully.
- in a nice way
Examples
94 sentencesTom is dressed very nicely.
Том дуже добре одягнений. — deniko
ruТом одет очень красиво. — Balamax
Tom doesn't treat Mary very nicely.
Tom didn't treat Mary very nicely.
deTom hat Mary nicht sonderlich nett behandelt. — Naina
I thought that it worked nicely.
I'd help Tom if he asked nicely.
ruЯ бы помог Тому, если бы он вежливо попросил. — marafon
deIch hülfe Tom, wenn er freundlich bäte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English nycely; equivalent to nice + -ly.From Middle English nycely; equivalent to nice + -ly.
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Forms
nicelier/more nicely, niceliest/most nicely| Comparative | nicelier / more nicely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | niceliest / most nicely |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb