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Word entry · 6 letters

nicely

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"In a pleasant way"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈnʌɪsli/Part of speech adverbSorted ceilnyStarts with NEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
1N2I3C4E5L6Y

Definitions

  1. Pleasantly, kindly, or in a satisfactory way.

Word origin

From Middle English nycely; equivalent to nice + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • He lookt askew with his mistrustfull eyes, / And nicely trode, as thornes lay in his way, / Or that the flore to shrinke he did auyse [...].
  • An army – especially in peace time – is a very complex and nicely adjusted affair […].
  • 1986-1987, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure He was a sweet boy, but became the kind of man I can do nicely without.

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01In a pleasant way6 letters
02Pleasantly6 letters

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