nicely

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

NICELY, adverb 1. With delicate perception; as, to be nicely sensible. 2. Accurately; exactly; with exact order or proportion; as the parts of a machine or building nicely adjusted; a shape nicely proportioned; a dress nicely fitted tot he body; the ingredients of a medicine nicely proportioned and mixed. 3. In colloquial language, well; cleverly; dextrously; handsomely; in the best manner; as, a feat is nicely done.
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