AGREEABLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does agreeably mean? 

• AGREEABLY (adverb)
  The adverb AGREEABLY has 1 sense:

1. in an enjoyable manner

  Familiarity information: AGREEABLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGREEABLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an enjoyable manner

Synonyms:

agreeably; enjoyably; pleasantly

Context example:

we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon

Antonym:

disagreeably (in a disagreeable manner)

Pertainym:

agreeable (conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature)

 Context examples 

My mind was more agreeably engaged.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

I have passed many an afternoon very agreeably in these conversations.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

He was not in his best spirits, but seemed trying to improve them; and, at last, made himself talk nonsense very agreeably.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

I cannot close this Volume more agreeably to myself, than with a hopeful glance towards the time when I shall again put forth my two green leaves once a month, and with a faithful remembrance of the genial sun and showers that have fallen on these leaves of David Copperfield, and made me happy.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

When John came down at last, expecting to find a pensive or reproachful wife, he was agreeably surprised to find Meg placidly trimming a bonnet, and to be greeted with the request to read something about the election, if he was not too tired.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

This state of things should have been to me a paradise of peace, accustomed as I was to a life of ceaseless reprimand and thankless fagging; but, in fact, my racked nerves were now in such a state that no calm could soothe, and no pleasure excite them agreeably.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

After sitting with them a quarter of an hour, she rose to take leave, and was then most agreeably surprised by General Tilney's asking her if she would do his daughter the honour of dining and spending the rest of the day with her.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Emma's comforts and hopes were most agreeably carried on, by Harriet's being to stay longer; her fortnight was likely to be a month at least.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

As I did not care, however, to get to Highgate before one or two o'clock in the day, and as we had another little excommunication case in court that morning, which was called The office of the judge promoted by Tipkins against Bullock for his soul's correction, I passed an hour or two in attendance on it with Mr. Spenlow very agreeably.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The introduction was followed up on his side by a happy readiness of conversation—a readiness at the same time perfectly correct and unassuming; and the whole party were still standing and talking together very agreeably, when the sound of horses drew their notice, and Darcy and Bingley were seen riding down the street.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)