sweetly meaning

UK US /ˈswitli/ 2 syllables

sweetly (adverb): in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly').

Definition of sweetly

  1. in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')
    • Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly
    • how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank
    • talking sweet to each other

    Synonyms: sweet

    Related forms: sweet

How to pronounce sweetly

sweetly is pronounced /ˈswitli/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with sweetly

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SW · words ending in LY · 7-letter words

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