sweetly

English

Etymology

From Middle English swetly, swetely, sweteliche, from Old English swētlīċe (“sweetly; pleasantly”), equivalent to sweet +‎ -ly. Cognate with Old High German swuozlīhho (“sweetly”), Icelandic sætlega (“sweetly; with gratitude”), German süßlich (“sweetish; sugary”), Dutch zoetelijk (“sentimental”).

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sweetly (comparative sweetlier or more sweetly, superlative sweetliest or most sweetly)

  1. In a sweet or pleasant manner.

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