sweetly

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in an affectionate or loving manner

   They kissed each other sweetly.

2. 2
   adv

   In a sweet or pleasant manner.

   "No, Auntie," said Hardman, sweetly, seriously.

3. 3
   adv

   Nicely; finely; excellently.

   Sitting in the seat with the engine off before that day, the gears slid in so sweetly, and double de-clutching was so easy, I had done it a million times.

4. 4
   adv

   With a sweet taste or aroma.

From Middle English swetly, swetely, sweteliche, from Old English swētlīċe (“sweetly; pleasantly”), equivalent to sweet + -ly. Cognate with Old High German swuozlīhho (“sweetly”), Icelandic sætlega (“sweetly; with gratitude”), German süßlich (“sweetish; sugary”), Dutch zoetelijk (“sentimental”).

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