Antonyms for felicitously
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : fi-lis-i-tuh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɪˈlɪs ɪ təs |
Definition of felicitously
Origin :- 1530s (implied in felicitously), from felicity + -ous.
- As in gracefully : adv lithely
- As in nicely : adv in a welcome manner
- As in gladly : adv happily
- As in happily : adv successfully
- It felicitously combined suggestions of chivalry and friendliness.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- The Virgilian line our orator introduced so felicitously is omitted.
- Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
- Gautier has described his friends and comrades most felicitously.
- Extract from : « The Bibliotaph » by Leon H. Vincent
- This arrangement greatly pleased her; it was so felicitously definite.
- Extract from : « The Portrait of a Lady » by Henry James
- The moral is felicitously developed, and is true in thought and feeling.
- Extract from : « The Modern Housewife or, Menagere » by Alexis Soyer
- Things are felicitously seen by Mr. Burroughs, and then felicitously said.
- Extract from : « Our Friend John Burroughs » by Clara Barrus
- "I betche he lays for Andy yet, and gits him," predicted Happy Jack felicitously.
- Extract from : « The Happy Family » by Bertha Muzzy Bower
- With Leslie so felicitously married, she would have felt ready for her nunc dimittis.
- Extract from : « The Beloved Woman » by Kathleen Norris
- The perusal of this essay suggested the idea which has been so felicitously expanded in High life below Stairs.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 » by Various
- Scene and hour are felicitously selected, and the humanity which belongs to this pictorial drama is finely conceived.
- Extract from : « Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea. » by Anonymous
Synonyms for felicitously
- acceptably
- acquiescently
- admirably
- adroitly
- agilely
- agreeably
- amiably
- appropriately
- aptly
- ardently
- artistically
- attractively
- auspiciously
- beatifically
- beautifully
- blissfully
- blithely
- charmingly
- cheerfully
- cheerily
- contentedly
- cordially
- creditably
- daintily
- delicately
- delightedly
- delightfully
- desirably
- dexterously
- distinctively
- easily
- ecstatically
- elegantly
- enchantedly
- enjoyably
- enthusiastically
- excellently
- exquisitely
- favorably
- felicitously
- finely
- fitly
- fortunately
- freely
- gaily
- genially
- gleefully
- gracefully
- graciously
- gratefully
- handsomely
- happily
- harmoniously
- heartily
- jocundly
- jovially
- joyfully
- joyously
- lovingly
- merrily
- neatly
- nimbly
- paradisiacally
- passionately
- perfectly
- pleasantly
- pleasingly
- pleasurably
- propitiously
- prosperously
- providentially
- rapturously
- readily
- rhythmically
- satisfyingly
- seasonably
- skillfully
- smoothly
- sprucely
- sweetly
- swimmingly
- symmetrically
- tastefully
- trimly
- triumphantly
- warmly
- well
- willingly
- winningly
- with good grace
- with pleasure
- with relish
- zealously
- zestfully
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019