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nicely

  • adverb
  • /ˈnʌɪsli/

Precisely; with fine discernment or judgement.

Other meanings

  1. Pleasantly; satisfactorily.

  2. Fastidiously; carefully.

Word history

From Middle English "nycely".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “nicely” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.