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Pleasantly vs Pleasantry - What's the difference?

pleasantly | pleasantry |

As an adverb pleasantly

is in a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.

As a noun pleasantry is

a casual, courteous remark.

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

    pleasantry

    English

    Noun

    (pleasantries)
  • A casual, courteous remark
  • A playful remark; a jest
  • * 2014 , Daniel Taylor, England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard'' (in ''The Guardian , 18 November 2014)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/18/scotland-england-international-friendly-match-report]
    • Charlie Mulgrew could easily have been shown two yellow cards by a stricter referee and amid all the usual Anglo-Scottish pleasantries , the two sets of fans put an awful lot of effort into trying to drown out one another’s national anthems.

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