sweetly

sweetly
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [In a sweet manner]
Syn. agreeably, pleasantly, comfortably, gently, gratefully, softly, smoothly, kindly, with winsome ways, in a winning manner, charmingly, ingenuously, with naïveté.
2. [With a sweet sound]
Syn. like music, with the sound of silver bells, like a bell, musically, tunefully, melodiously, mellifluously, with the voice of an angel, like a bird, with a golden voice; see also harmonious 1 , lyrical , musical 1 .

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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