pleasantly
In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant resultIn a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
» Tom was pleasantly surprised.
Tom war angenehm überrascht. — wolfgangth
Том был приятно удивлён. — odexed
Том був приємно здивований. — deniko
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3 sensesIn a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
He smiled pleasantly at passersby.
They were pleasantly surprised at the result.
in an enjoyable manner
Lightly
(obsolete)Ludicrously; facetiously.
Examples
47 sentencesTom was pleasantly surprised.
Том був приємно здивований. — deniko
ruТом был приятно удивлён. — odexed
deTom war angenehm überrascht. — wolfgangth
I am pleasantly surprised.
Я приємно здивований. — deniko
deIch war angenehm überrascht. — MUIRIEL
Expect to be pleasantly surprised.
Готуйся бути приємно враженим. — deniko
ruГотовься приятно удивиться. — Karok
deRechne mit einer angenehmen Überraschung! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was pleasantly surprised.
Я був приємно здивований. — mkazarian
ruЯ был приятно удивлён. — megaton
deIch war angenehm überrascht. — MUIRIEL
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
ruДумаю, ты будешь приятно удивлён. — marafon
deIch denke, du wirst angenehm überrascht sein. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English pleasauntly; equivalent to pleasant + -ly.From Middle English pleasauntly; equivalent to pleasant + -ly.
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Forms
more pleasantly, most pleasantly| Comparative | more pleasantly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pleasantly |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord 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