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smilingly

/ˈsmaɪɫɪŋɫi/ adv

In a smiling manner; with a smile.

Word Origin From Proto-Germanic *smilōną 'to smile, laugh.' The -ing makes it a present participle, and -ly (from *līkaz 'body, form') turns it into an adverb: 'in a smiling manner.' The same root gives us smile and smiler. The -ly suffix itself originally meant 'having the form of,' so smilngly is literally 'in the form of smiling.'

adv In a smiling manner; with a smile.

She smilingly accepted the compliment from her colleague.

(副词) 微笑地

她微笑着接受了同事的赞美。

(adverbio) sonriendo; con una sonrisa; alegremente [De manera sonriente; con una sonrisa.]

Ella aceptó sonriente el cumplido de su colega.

(adverbe) en souriant; d'un air souriant; avec un sourire; souriamment [En souriant, avec un sourire sur le visage.]

Elle accepta **smilingly** le compliment de son collègue.

(Adverb) lächelnd; mit einem Lächeln [Auf eine Weise, die ein Lächeln zeigt oder mit einem Lächeln verbunden ist.]

Sie nahm das Kompliment ihres Kollegen **smilingly** entgegen.

(副詞) 微笑みながら、笑顔の様子で、にこやかに。

彼女は同僚からの褒め言葉を微笑みながら受け入れた。

(advérbio) sorridentemente; com um sorriso; alegremente [De maneira sorridente; com um sorriso.]

Ela aceitou sorrindo o elogio de seu colega.

Synonyms: cheerfully happily gleefully joyfully brightly Antonyms: grimly sourly sternly angrily
Word parts: smile + ing + ly

Related words

smiley unsmiling unsmilingly

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