Agreeably Meaning
/əˈɡɹiːəbli/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn an agreeable or pleasing manner
advIn accordance.
Sentence Examples
I was agreeably surprised.
I was agreeably surprised by the low prices.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The two colleagues chatted ____ over coffee about their upcoming project.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The room was ____ cool after the windows were opened.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English agreablely, agreably; equivalent to agreeable + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"What a game this was in those early minutes. Germany were also agreeably fluid, with a fine natural width. But they also looked like a champion team short-handed heading back towards their own goal."
— 2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2019:
"Walter was not a little surprised when he came back in the course of the forenoon, agreeably to his promise, to find Mr Brogley sitting in the back parlour with his hands in his pockets, and his hat hanging up behind the door."
— 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two colleagues chatted ____ over coffee about their upcoming project.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The room was ____ cool after the windows were opened.