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Definitions for Nicely
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nicelyadverb

    in a nice way

    "a nicely painted house"

Wiktionary

  1. nicelyadverb

    Fastidiously; carefully.

  2. nicelyadverb

    Pleasantly; satisfactorily.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Nicely

    Nicely is a surname.

ChatGPT

  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.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nicelyadverb

    in a nice manner

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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

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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. Aysegul Sanford:

    This Italian-inspired baked chicken Parmesan will have your other half falling in love all over again, the creaminess from the cheese balances nicely with the tangy rich tomato sauce and the fresh basil offers some herbal accents. It offers all the satisfaction and indulgence of the original dish but with a healthy twist. Use this recipe for perfect golden crispy chicken every time without the need for frying.

  2. Marco Rubio:

    I'm reading that some of the big banks, not all, but some, are creating all these crazy restrictions about Mark Warner don't just have to have a small business account with them, Mark Warner might also have to have a credit card, so, let me just say this as nicely as I possibly can : please don't be a bunch of jerks, OK.

  3. Kevin Kendra:

    A lot of established products are diminishing assets, whereas the generics business is growing nicely for specialty injectables. The portfolio tends to be more durable.

  4. Jordan Spieth:

    My swing’s been coming around, working hard on it for the last month of so, really starting to show signs of that work this week, been able to flight the ball nicely.

  5. Charlize Theron:

    This story lends itself really nicely to the complexities of what sexual harassment really looks like, and how it lives and breathes in very different gray spaces that we might not necessarily have wanted to acknowledge.

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