What does semisweetly mean?
Semisweetly means In a somewhat sweet manner, but with an element of asperity..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a somewhat sweet manner, but with an element of asperity..
"Let's not and say we did," she said semisweetly— I didn't know her well enough to read her level of sarcasm.
Kinsey smiled semisweetly.
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.
Use semisweetly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Semisweetly means In a somewhat sweet manner, but with an element of asperity..
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"Let's not and say we did," she said semisweetly— I didn't know her well enough to read her level of sarcasm.
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