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Definition of Contentedly
1. Adverb. With equanimity. "`I bought it,' she said contentedly"
Definition of Contentedly
1. Adverb. In a contented manner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contentedly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contentedly
Literary usage of Contentedly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1916)
"vexation of spirit, arrived at a conclusion which cut at the roots of all knowledge,
he settled contentedly down to ..."
2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"... a work- a-day world; making, it is true, an occasional flight into the former,
but more usually contentedly trudging along the highways of the latter. ..."
3. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
""Why, certainly," answered Theron, stretching his legs contentedly under the
table, and tucking the corner of his napkin in his neckband. ..."
4. Goldsmith's Roman History: Abridged by Himself, for the Use of Schools by Oliver Goldsmith (1825)
"By these and such like remonstrances he prevailed upon the people to go contentedly
to work; and Rome soon began to rise from its ashes. 86. ..."
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