Meaning & use
fragrantly
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Meaning
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in a way that has a pleasant, sweet smell
Grammar: Used to modify verbs like bloom, smell, or burn: The flowers bloomed fragrantly.
Patterns
- bloom fragrantly
- smell fragrantly
- burn fragrantly
The roses bloomed fragrantly in the warm evening air.
The incense burned fragrantly, filling the room with a soft scent.
She arranged the flowers so that they would smell fragrantly throughout the house.
Common combinations
- bloom fragrantly
- The jasmine blooms fragrantly at night.
- smell fragrantly
- The freshly cut grass smelled fragrantly after the rain.
- burn fragrantly
- The candles burned fragrantly on the dinner table.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sweetly
- Can describe a pleasant smell, but it also describes taste or sound; 'fragrantly' is only about smell.
- aromatic
- This is an adjective, not an adverb, so you would say 'aromatic flowers' rather than 'bloomed aromatic'.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: fragrantly or flagrantly?
fragrantly vs flagrantly
This sounds similar but means 'in an obviously bad or shocking way', as in 'flagrantly ignoring the rules'. It has nothing to do with smell.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses 'fragrantly' correctly.
Choose one answer.
'Fragrantly' is an adverb that describes how something blooms or smells. The other options either add an unnecessary word or use the wrong preposition.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “fragrantly”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.