Mellifluously
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a mellifluous manner; sweetly.
"When amatory poets sing their loves In liquid lines mellifluously bland, And pair their rhymes as Venus yokes her doves, They little think what mischief is in hand […]"
Example
More examples"When amatory poets sing their loves In liquid lines mellifluously bland, And pair their rhymes as Venus yokes her doves, They little think what mischief is in hand […]"
Etymology
From mellifluous + -ly.
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