sweetly
With a sweet taste or aromaWith a sweet taste or aroma.
» No I was sweetly at rest.
Meaning
3 sensesWith a sweet taste or aroma.
In a sweet or pleasant manner.
süß
сла́дкоsládko
со́лодкоsólodko
in an affectionate or loving manner (‘sweet’ is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of ‘sweetly’)
Nicely; finely; excellently.
Examples
21 sentencesNo I was sweetly at rest.
He's talking very sweetly to her.
She's holding my hand and smiling sweetly.
Ziri sweetly talked to his daughter on the phone.
The little mermaid sang more sweetly than any of them.
deDie kleine Meerjungfrau sang süßer als alle anderen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English swetly, swetely, sweteliche, from Old English swētlīċe (“sweetly; pleaFrom Middle English swetly, swetely, sweteliche, from Old English swētlīċe (“sweetly; pleasantly”), equivalent to sweet + -ly. Cognate with Old High German swuozlīhho (“sweetly”), Icelandic sætlega (“sweetly; with gratitude”), German süßlich (“sweetish; sugary”), Dutch zoetelijk (“sentimental”).
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Forms
sweetlier/more sweetly, sweetliest/most sweetly| Comparative | sweetlier / more sweetly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | sweetliest / most sweetly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- in an affectionate or loving manner (‘sweet’ is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of ‘sweetly’):sweet
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