adv Freq #188600

Meanings

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    adv

    In a way that sounds pleasant and tuneful.

    She hummed the old lullaby melodiously as she rocked the baby to sleep.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in a way that sounds... tunefully

Etymology

From Middle English melodyously; equivalent to melodious + -ly.

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