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• r  in a cheerful manner
  `I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly
• r  in an enjoyable manner
  we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon

• For two months, things went pleasantly enough.
• But it seems to me that creating OK comedy, the sort of thing that allows you to pass an idle Saturday night pleasantly, if not memorably, is not necessarily a life-threatening .
• This pleasantly absurdist ad promises great taste, refreshment and "the ability to breathe fire" which goes awry when dude's cat allergy kicks in.

• cheerily
• sunnily
• agreeably
• enjoyably

• unpleasantly
• disagreeably

News & Articles

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• IMPRESSIONS: Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Impressions
  The dudes who made Metroid Prime are now making a Metroid-inspired Batman game on 3DS. Sorry, I can't be subtle about such an awesome pairing. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the 3DS version of this handheld Batman game is playable at E3. The demo takes place early in the game and is entirely outside in the city of Gotham. Apparently, most of the full game is set inside Blackgate ...
  June 13, 2013 - Nintendo World Report
• Walmart Supercenter opens in Eastlake (with video)
  Jan Richard of Willowick and granddaughter Alison Higgins were pleasantly surprised when they arrived for Wednesday morning’s grand opening of the Walmart Supercenter in Eastlake.
  June 13, 2013 - The News-Herald
• Michigan travelers can fly cheap to Alpena this summer
  Summer travelers will be pleasantly surprised at airfare to northeast Michigan.
  June 13, 2013 - Detroit Free Press

Quotes

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• Phil Savage in USA Today
  Jamal has indicated that he really liked it here,Savage said. "I think he was pleasantly surprised with what we had here. If there's a willingness on both parties to get this done, then I think it will happen."
• Sebastian Faulks in News1130
  I expected them to be fairly pulp fiction, not much from the literary point of view,Faulks said. "I was pleasantly surprised - they were stylish, well written in a crisp, journalistic style."
• Julian Schnabel in Forbes
  Schnabel said backstage that he felt "a little drunk and pleasantly surprised."