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sweetly /ˈswiːtli /adverb1In a generally pleasing or endearing way: he looked at his children sleeping sweetly she blushes sweetly and innocently...- The old actress turned slowly, smiling sweetly.
- The ending is sweetly sentimental.
- The film actually starts out quite sweetly with them living in the caravan.
1.1In a smooth or easy manner; effectively: his sweetly struck volley put them ahead with their tactics working sweetly they pulled away...- She travelled sweetly throughout, easing to the front over a furlong down to beat the other horse by a length.
- The predatory player ran through to finish sweetly.
- He picked the ball up 18 yards from goal and finished sweetly for his first goal of the season.
2With a pleasantly sweet smell or taste: sweetly scented honeysuckle sweetly spiced dried fruit...- She smelled sweetly of suncream.
- The air smelled sweetly of summer.
- The pork ribs were moist and tasted sweetly of tomatoes.
2.1With a melodious or pleasant sound: birds sing sweetly all around...- Once again, she sings sweetly.
- Nightingales sang sweetly around them in the trees.
- Their music glittered and shone, sweetly harmonised, and rang out across the courtyard.
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