"pleasingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more pleasingly [comparative], most pleasingly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English plesingliche; equivalent to pleasing + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|plesingliche}} Middle English plesingliche, {{suffix|en|pleasing|ly}} pleasing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} pleasingly (comparative more pleasingly, superlative most pleasingly)
  1. In a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably. Translations (in a pleasing manner): gratament (Catalan)
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