Etymology

pleasantly

pleas·ant·ly
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Today it means: In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result. Full definition →

Middle English pleasauntly
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  1. Middle English · inherited frompleasauntly
  2. English todaypleasantly

From Middle English pleasauntly; equivalent to pleasant + -ly.

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