Definitions for nicely
nice·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nicelyadverb

   in a nice way

   "a nicely painted house"

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1. nicelyadverb

   Fastidiously; carefully.

2. nicelyadverb

   Pleasantly; satisfactorily.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nicelyadverb

   Etymology: from nice.

   1. Accurately; minutely; scrupulously.

   These kind of knaves in this plainness
   Harbour more craft, and more corrupter ends,
   Than twenty silky ducking observants
   That stretch their duties nicely. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   What mean those ladies which, as tho’
   They were to take a clock to pieces, go
   So nicely about the bride? John Donne.

   He ought to study the grammar of his own tongue, that he may understand his own country-speech nicely, and speak it properly. John Locke.

   The next thing of which the doses ought to be nicely determined, are opiates. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   At nicely carving shew thy wit;
   But ne’er presume to eat a bit. Jonathan Swift, Miscell.

   2. Delicately.

   The inconveniences attending the best of governments, we quickly feel, and are nicely sensible of the share that we bear in them. Francis Atterbury.

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1. Nicely

   Nicely is a surname.

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1. nicely

   Nicely is an adverb primarily used to describe something being done in a pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfactory fashion. It can also refer to doing something with precision or accuracy. It may also signify politeness, kindness or pleasing appearance. However, its interpretation can greatly depend on the context in which it is used.

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1. Nicelyadverb

   in a nice manner

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1. NICELY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nicely is ranked #6998 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nicely surname appeared 4,789 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Nicely.
   
   88.4% or 4,236 total occurrences were White.
   6.4% or 311 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 101 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 86 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 31 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 24 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nicely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2809

How to pronounce nicely?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say nicely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nicely in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nicely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of nicely in a Sentence

1. Malaysia Bernd Wiesberger:

   It's my European Tour record, I've never shot 63, so it was good to do it on Saturday when in contention, i started really nicely and finished really nicely, so there were a lot of good things.

2. Henrik Stenson:

   I struggled on the greens the first three days ... (but) it gives the confidence a little boost , I was putting nicely and I would love to bring some of that momentum in here this week.

3. Gwen Carr:

   The riots have been so beautiful, so nicely done, and peace is the message. We don't want any violence but keep on moving on.

4. Adam Scott:

   The wind was flipping, it was tough to get the right yardage let alone the accuracy, i felt like I really hung in there nicely. To grab five bogeys on a day like today, if I can do that tomorrow I think I will be in good shape.

5. Nicholas Alahverdian:

   I had other problems — I dressed nicely. I used words that were not monosyllabic. I aspired to go to Harvard University or Yale. The DCYF receptionist and the security guard would nod and smile at the narrative for my future. The social workers would counsel me to dress with baggy jeans and speak like a child so as to not elicit beatings by the other kids.” Excerpt From: Nicholas Alahverdian. “Ignoble Inferno/ The Nicholas Alahverdian Lawsuit.” iBooks.

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