What does nicely mean?
Definitions for nicely
nice·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word nicely.
Princeton's WordNet
nicelyadverb
in a nice way
"a nicely painted house"
Wiktionary
nicelyadverb
Fastidiously; carefully.
nicelyadverb
Pleasantly; satisfactorily.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Nicelyadverb
Etymology: from nice.
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.The inconveniences attending the best of governments, we quickly feel, and are nicely sensible of the share that we bear in them. Francis Atterbury.
Wikipedia
Nicely
Nicely is a surname.
ChatGPT
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.
Webster Dictionary
Nicelyadverb
in a nice manner
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nicely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2809
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nicely in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nicely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of nicely in a Sentence
(The) technology is initially coming from robotics where it's used to give robots kind of a feeling similar to the human body, to human skin. However, we are the first to look into how we can use it on the body to control mobile devices; so as a kind of second-skin which nicely conforms to your body.
A little bit scrappy but grinding out quite nicely, marc's score today is a fantastic round of golf.
But, I’ve been upgraded to first class, I think, just because I was nicely dressed. I was wearing a navy blue suit with a red tie and a crisp white shirt and everyone else looked like slobs.
It is decomposing nicely. I think. Its not that bad so we are hoping other landowners will do this.
Things are coming along nicely with the upgraded version of the vehicle and we’re prepared to get back at this.
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