agreeably

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈɡriəbli/ UK /əˈɡriːəbli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a pleasant or willing manner

She was agreeably surprised by the warm welcome.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a pleasant or willing... pleasantly willingly amiably obligingly graciously

Opposites

disagreeably unpleasantly reluctantly

Word family

Related forms agree agreeable agreement agreeableness

Etymology

From agreeable + -ly, from Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable, from agreer ('to receive favorably'), from a- (from Latin ad, 'to') + gre ('goodwill', from Latin grātum).

agreer Old French grātum Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# agreeably

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /əˈɡriəbli/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈɡriːəbli/

## Meanings
1. in a pleasant or willing manner

## Examples
- She was agreeably surprised by the warm welcome.

## Synonyms
- pleasantly
- willingly
- amiably
- obligingly
- graciously

## Antonyms
- disagreeably
- unpleasantly
- reluctantly

## Related Forms
- agree
- agreeable
- agreement
- agreeableness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: agreer
- Root: grātum

## Etymology
From agreeable + -ly, from Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable, from agreer ('to receive favorably'), from a- (from Latin ad, 'to') + gre ('goodwill', from Latin grātum).

## AI Etymology
Agreeably is from agreeable + -ly, from Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable, from agreer ('to receive favorably'), from a- (from Latin ad, 'to') + gre ('goodwill', from Latin grātum). In present-day use, it means in a pleasant or willing manner. Related vocabulary includes agree, agreeable, agreement, and agreeableness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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