- in an attractive or acceptable way; well
- The room was nicely furnished.
- The plants are coming along nicely (= growing well).
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- in a kind, friendly or polite way
- If you ask her nicely she might say yes.
- (formal) carefully; exactly
- His novels nicely describe life in Britain between the wars.
Idioms
See nicely in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee nicely in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishdo nicely
- to be making good progress
- Her new business is doing very nicely.
- to be acceptable
- Tomorrow at ten will do nicely (= will be a good time).
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