nicely
Pleasantly; satisfactorilyPleasantly; satisfactorily.
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» Tom is dressed very nicely.
Том одет очень красиво. — Balamax
Том дуже добре одягнений. — deniko
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Examples
94 sentencesTom is dressed very nicely.
Том дуже добре одягнений. — deniko
ruТом одет очень красиво. — Balamax
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
Meaning
3 sensesPleasantly; satisfactorily.
gut
Precisely; with fine discernment or judgement.
(obsolete)Fastidiously; carefully.
- in a nice way
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.