Semisweetly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Semisweetly is an adverb meaning In a somewhat sweet manner, but with an element of asperity.
Meaning
In a somewhat sweet manner, but with an element of asperity.
Example Sentences
Kinsey smiled semisweetly.
"Let's not and say we did," she said semisweetly— I didn't know her well enough to read her level of sarcasm.
In this connection, a student of mine once described Catullus as like a lucid drunk: drunk just enough to tell it like it is but semisweetly, maybe bitterly, indeed a bit salty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sweetishly, bittersweetly, unsweetly, sourishly, sweetfully, sugarily.
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