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Definition of "complaisantly" [complaisantly]

  • In a complaisant manner; obligingly. (adverb)

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Use "complaisantly" in a sentence
  • "She's defiant and she won't back down complaisantly."
  • "Each, perhaps, a new mate in eye, and rejoicing secretly in the manumission, could afford to be complaisantly sorrowful in appearance."
  • "I was made to drink two dishes, with milk, complaisantly urged by the pretended ladies helping me each to one."