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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pleasant/ˈpleznt/

▶adjective (pleasanter, pleasantest) giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.

■ (of a person) friendly and considerate; likeable.

– derivatives
pleasantly adverb,
pleasantness noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. plaisant ‘pleasing’, from plaisir (see please).

'pleasantly' also found in these Oxford entries:

balmy - beguile - breezy - coolth - cuddly - delicate - dreamy - fresh - genial - mellow - mess - piquant - pleasant - rich - sylvan

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