sweetly
Meaning
- With a sweet taste or aroma.
- In a sweet or pleasant manner.
- Nicely; finely; excellently.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈswiːtli/
Etymology
In summary
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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