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| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : smahyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : smaɪl |
Definition of smilingly
Origin :- c.1300, perhaps from Middle Low German *smilen or a Scandinavian source (e.g. Danish smile "smile," Swedish smila "smile, smirk, simper, fawn"), from Proto-Germanic *smil-, extended form of PIE root *smei- "to laugh, smile" (cf. Old English smerian "to laugh at, scorn," Old High German smieron "to smile," Latin mirus "wonderful," mirari "to wonder"). Related: Smiled; smiling.
- Gradually pushed the usual Old English word, smearcian (modern smirk), into a specific, unpleasant sense. Of the eyes, from 1759. Figuratively, as indicating favor or encouragement, from c.1400. Romance, Celtic, and Slavic languages tend to use a diminutive of the word for "laugh" to mean "smile" (e.g. Latin ridere "laugh;" subridere "smile"), perhaps literally "small laugh" or "low laugh."
- As in happily : adv with joy, pleasure
- Once or twice he had gaspingly tried to stop her, but smilingly she had waved him aside.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- Arthur seized his hat and whip, and glanced to his mother and uncle, smilingly.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- "Oh, but they are not all of Philadelphia——" He left the sentence, smilingly.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- When I had hinted at coming to see her she had smilingly put me off.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- And when she went in to make him stop working he smilingly told her to leave him alone.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- "You will see, presently, the punishment of Liane," she said smilingly.
- Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
- Liane looked up at Hendricks, smilingly, and took one of his hands in hers.
- Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
- She came in and said smilingly that she was going to ask a favor of me.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- “But there are breathing-spells,” interrupted Miss Willis, smilingly.
- Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
- She smilingly stepped over it; to her the color was a pleasant omen.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for smilingly
- agreeably
- blissfully
- blithely
- brightly
- buoyantly
- cheerfully
- contentedly
- delightedly
- delightfully
- devotedly
- elatedly
- enthusiastically
- exhilaratingly
- exultantly
- freely
- gaily
- gladly
- gleefully
- graciously
- heartily
- hilariously
- jovially
- joyfully
- joyously
- laughingly
- lightheartedly
- lightly
- lovingly
- merrily
- optimistically
- peacefully
- playfully
- sincerely
- smilingly
- sportively
- vivaciously
- willingly
- with relish
- with zeal
- zestfully
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