Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a nice manner, in any sense of the word nice.
  • With delicate perception: as, to be nicely sensible.
  • Accurately; exactly; with exact order or proportion: as, the parts of a machine or building nicely adjusted; a shape nicely proportioned; a dress nicely fitted to the body.
  • Agreeably; becomingly, pleasantly: as, she was nicely dressed
  • Satisfactorily: as, the work progresses nicely.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a nice manner.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a nice way

Etymologies

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From nice +‎ -ly.

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