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Synonyms for breezily

Grammar : Adv
Spell : bree-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbri zi

Top 10 synonyms for breezily
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Définition of breezily

Origin :
  • 1718, from breeze (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense "fresh, easygoing, light, airy" is from 1870. Related: Breezily; breeziness.
  • As in lightly : adv gently, effortlessly
  • As in softly : adv lightly
Example sentences :
  • Good evening, Ruth,” he said breezily, “and how do I find you to-night?
  • Extract from : « The Viking Blood » by Frederick William Wallace
  • "Now, don't let that worry you, my boy," he would say breezily.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest » by Oscar Micheaux
  • There was something so breezily disarming about her that Esther held out her hand.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom Lover » by Ruby M. Ayres
  • “You two must want to chat over old times,” he said breezily.
  • Extract from : « The Revellers » by Louis Tracy
  • "That's the way I like to hear a man talk," Bryce said breezily.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Valley » by J. M. Walsh
  • "After all, there's the money lying idle at my bank," the Doctor had said, breezily.
  • Extract from : « Mount Music » by E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross
  • Hang up your wraps here in the closet, girls, breezily directed Mrs. Lee, and go into the living room to meet our guest.
  • Extract from : « Betty Lee, Freshman » by David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
  • The standards and life of “the new navy” are breezily set forth with a genuine ring impossible from the most gifted “outsider.”
  • Extract from : « Throckmorton » by Molly Elliot Seawell
  • Joe entered in his usual crash-bang manner and breezily skimmed his hat toward the table.
  • Extract from : « Full-Back Foster » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • The standards and life of "the new navy" are breezily set forth with a genuine ring impossible from the most gifted "outsider."
  • Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon

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