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pleasantly

adverb as in agreeably

adverb as in courteously

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Very pleasantly surprised, I quickly responded, “I would love to see your home, George.”

Klein said he was pleasantly surprised by his close encounter with the governor.

“I was pleasantly surprised,” Rachel McQueen, assistant human ecology professor at the university, said.

Then, observing the cop's uniform, he set down the gun, a small Army model, on a table, and smiled pleasantly.

He brings a palpable sense of decency and a pleasantly crinkly face to the role.

Then both the partners laughed together—pleasantly and cheerfully, as men who are going to receive money, often do.

And he spoke pleasantly to Grandfather Mole, in a soft sort of chatter, because he didn't want to alarm him.

And Flora devoutly kissed her, then gossipped pleasantly about the other guests and the people in the neighborhood.

She spoke calmly, with the pleasantly modulated voice of a well-bred Englishwoman.

The sound of voices came pleasantly through the door, men's voices talking together.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pleasantly, such as: charmingly, cheerfully, happily, pleasingly, and welcomely.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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