sweetly

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ADJ.

double, smiling, technical, turned

VERB + SWEETLY

chatted, comes, guard, hand, kissed, said, sang, sleeping

SWEETLY + NOUN

cheek, people, terms, twitter

PREP.

in, in, on, than, up, with

ADV.

seriously, then

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adv

1

With a sweet taste or aroma.

2

In a sweet or pleasant manner.

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

"Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag. She reached for it. Her step-sister snatched the bag away and socked her hard in the arm instead. "Hurts, Don't it?" they chime, laughing at her pain.

3

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.

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adverb — in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a

sweet

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

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"Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag. She reached for it. Her step-sister snatched the bag away and socked her hard in the arm instead.

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03

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.

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04

Kim smiled sweetly.

Tatoeba · #63205

05

While the bureaucracy comes up with sweetly technical terms like "less advantaged," the slums brim with malcontent.

Tatoeba · #754829

06

How sweetly the swallows twitter, whilst my pipe is mute!

Tatoeba · #6212473

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