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nicely

/ˈnaɪsli/NIGH-slee
/ˈnaɪsli/NIGH-slee

Meaningin a nice way

Common meaning: in a nice way (inferred)

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchnicesource
  2. Middle Englishnice‘foolish, simple’source
  3. Englishnice‘pleasant’
  4. Englishformed in English from nicenicely‘in a nice way (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a nice way. It can be inferred from any of: nice.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from nice + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • nice Old French · source word “ignorant”

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