smilingly

Thân thiện

The teacher answered the student's question smilingly.

Definition

Adverb: In a manner that involves or is accompanied by a smile; while smiling or with a smile.

Usage

The adverb "smilingly" is used to describe how an action, especially speaking or looking, is performed. It indicates the action is done with a pleasant, kind, or amused facial expression.

Examples

• She smilingly accepted the compliment, her eyes crinkling at the corners.
• "Of course I remember," he said smilingly, recalling the old joke.
• The guide smilingly pointed the tourists toward the hidden path.

Advanced Usage

• "Smilingly" can sometimes imply a manner that is deliberately pleasant or reassuring, potentially masking other feelings.
  • She smilingly dismissed their concerns, though she shared them privately.

Variants and Related Words

• Smile (verb/noun): To form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression.
• Smiling (adjective): Having or characterized by a smile.
• Unsmilingly (adverb): In a serious manner without a smile.

Synonyms

• Cheerfully
• Pleasantly
• Amiably
• Genially
• Beamingly

Antonyms

• Frowningly
• Glumly
• Sullenly
• Unsmilingly

Học thuật

Adverb

1. with smiles; in a smiling manner
   • the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together