What does mellifluously mean?
Mellifluously means In a mellifluous manner; sweetly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
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 […]
[…] Mr Wyse had made no secret about the pleasure it would give him to hear his sister and herself mellifluously converse in the Italian tongue […]
Govind sang less mellifluously: he partly whined and partly grunted, from his habit of singing while lying on his belly.
Use mellifluously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mellifluously means In a mellifluous manner; sweetly..
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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 […]
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