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Pleasantly vs Merrily - What's the difference?

pleasantly | merrily |

As adverbs the difference between pleasantly and merrily

is that pleasantly is in a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result while merrily is in a cheerful or merry manner.

pleasantly

English

Alternative forms

* pleasauntlie (obsolete) * plesantlie (obsolete) * pleasauntly (obsolete) * plesantly (obsolete) * plesauntly (obsolete)

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
    • He smiled pleasantly at passersby.
    They were pleasantly surprised at the result.
  • (degree) Lightly
  • (obsolete) Ludicrously.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "pleasantly")

    References

    * English degree adverbs English manner adverbs

    merrily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a cheerful or merry manner.
    • Merrily we row our boat... We're having so much fun we're singing about it.