Meaning & use
Sweetly
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In a pleasant, gentle, or endearing manner; with a sweet taste, sound, or manner.
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The baby smiled sweetly at everyone who walked past the stroller.
The violin played sweetly through the final movement of the piece.
A note on using this word
Sweetly can describe taste, sound, or manner alike, making it one of the more versatile adverbs of pleasantness in English.
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