adv
Meaning 1
In an agreeable or pleasing manner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: becomingly, favourably, pleasingly
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
agreeably
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adv
Meaning 2
In accordance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suitably, consistently, conformably, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, appropriately, becomingly, compliantly, duly, fitly, properly, rightly
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
Alike; similarly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in kind, agreeably, alike, equivalently, likewise, otherways, reciprocally, similarly
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in an enjoyable manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pleasantly, enjoyably
Antonyms: disagreeably
History
Etymology
From Middle English agreablely, agreably; equivalent to agreeable + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: agradablement — in an agreeable manner
- Esperanto: agrable — in an agreeable manner
- French: agréablement — in an agreeable manner
- German: angenehm — in an agreeable manner
- Italian: gradevolmente — in an agreeable manner
- Portuguese: agradavelmente — in an agreeable manner
- Romanian: agreabil — in an agreeable manner
- Romanian: în mod agreabil — in an agreeable manner
- Russian: прия́тно (prijátno) — in an agreeable manner
- Spanish: agradablemente — in an agreeable manner