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- [sweet]
- /swit/
- /ˈswiːt.li/
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- [sweet]
- /swit/
Definitions of sweetly word
- adjective sweetly having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc. 1
- adjective sweetly producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt. 1
- adjective sweetly not rancid or stale; fresh: This milk is still sweet. 1
- adjective sweetly not salt or salted: sweet butter. 1
- adjective sweetly pleasing to the ear; making a delicate, pleasant, or agreeable sound; musical. 1
- adjective sweetly pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed. 1
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Origin of sweetly
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English swet(e), Old English swēte (adj.); (noun) Middle English swet(e), derivative of the adj.; cognate with Old Saxon swōti, Old High German swuozi (German süss); akin to Dutch zoet, Old Norse sætr, Gothic suts, Greek hēdýs sweet, Latin suādēre to recommend, suāvis pleasant
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Parts of speech for Sweetly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sweetly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sweetly
adv sweetly
- acquiescently — disposed to acquiesce or consent tacitly.
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- beatifically — bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
- blissfully — full of, abounding in, enjoying, or conferring bliss.
- blithely — joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
adverb sweetly
- adorably — very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
- angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- aromatically — having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
- disarmingly — removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile.
- enchantedly — As if enchanted.
Antonyms for sweetly
adverb sweetly
- acidly — Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
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