pleasantly

[US]/'plezntli/
[UK]/ˈpl ɛz n..tlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a pleasing or agreeable manner, in a friendly way, cheerfully.

Phrases & Collocations

pleasantly surprised

pleasantly warm

pleasantly fragrant

pleasantly situated

pleasantly refreshing

Example Sentences

a pleasantly somnolent effect

The evening went pleasantly enough.

I was pleasantly warm flogging up to the bottom of the crag.

A tahr(Hemitragus jemlaicus)pleasantly squinting in the sunlight.

He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he was no longer afraid.

The day went pleasantly enough until I received your call.

Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears.

The young singer was pleasantly surprised when waves of cheering broke over her at the end of her first performance.

She then got to act opposite Julie Andrews, and critics were pleasantly surprised by the way the young girl stood pluckily up to the still-irresistible Sound Of Music veteran.

The best husband is the one let wife enjoy riches and honour, the best inamorato is the one appare when you need and bring pleasantly surprised everyday.

Real-world Examples

If you cannot speak pleasantly, be quiet. '

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

" Is this mutiny" ? asked Hook more pleasantly than ever. " Starkey's ringleader" !

Source: Peter Pan

" You'll never get him warm like that, " says the young man pleasantly.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

" Good afternoon, " he said pleasantly, smiling down at them.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Good evening, Lucius, ” said Dumbledore pleasantly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

I hope you like it, and that it will help to pass the time more pleasantly.

Source: High-scoring English Essays for Graduate Entrance Exams

" I'm just pleasantly surprised, " he clarified.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Just as you wish, answered the fare, pleasantly.

Source: VOA Special February 2019 Collection

But death does not come quickly or pleasantly.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

" No, I don't think that'll work, " said Harry pleasantly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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