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# sweetly

adverb

«sweetly» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a kind, gentle and pleasant way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#m1)
2. With a nice, sweet sound or smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#m2)
3. Smoothly and well, as in a ball sweetly struck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#m3)
4. (ironic) Pretending to be nice when you are not: «she smiled sweetly and said no». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories «sweetly» describes a gentle smile, a sweet voice or song, or flowers that smell sweetly. Sometimes it is sly: a character «smiles sweetly» while planning a trick. In sport talk a ball hit «sweetly» is hit perfectly. Phrases: «smiled sweetly», «sang sweetly», «sweetly scented».

### Examples

- The baby smiled sweetly at her grandmother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#x1)
- The birds sang sweetly in the morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#x2)
- The roses smelt sweetly in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#x3)
- He struck the ball sweetly into the net. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#x4)
- «No, thank you,» she said sweetly, but she was cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#x5)
- The little boy asked sweetly for another biscuit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#x6)
- The little mermaid sang more sweetly than them all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/#x7)

### Note

From «sweet» + «-ly». Strictly, «smell sweet» (adjective) is more usual than «smell sweetly». Watch for irony: a «sweetly» spoken line can hide anger or cunning.

## In Jewish tradition

In stories «sweetly» describes a gentle smile, a sweet voice or song, or flowers that smell sweetly. Sometimes it is sly: a character «smiles sweetly» while planning a trick. In sport talk a ball hit «sweetly» is hit perfectly. Phrases: «smiled sweetly», «sang sweetly», «sweetly scented».

### Examples

- The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree. (Writings JOB.24.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sweetly/#x1)

### Note

From «sweet» + «-ly». Strictly, «smell sweet» (adjective) is more usual than «smell sweetly». Watch for irony: a «sweetly» spoken line can hide anger or cunning.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sweetly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sweetly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweetly.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sweetly» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sweetly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sweetly» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sweetly.html) on Mova free.