What does sweetly mean?

sweet•ly, adv.: She smiled sweetly at him. sweet (swēt), adj., -er, -est, adv., n. having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc. Physiology producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt.

What does sweet taste like?

sweet (swēt), adj., -er, -est, adv., n. having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc. Physiology producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt. fresh: This milk is still sweet. not salt or salted: sweet butter. musical. perfumed. delightful. precious. done or effected without effort.

What is a sweet smell?

A sweet is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal, especially in a restaurant . The sweet was a mousse flavoured with coffee. A sweet smell is a pleasant one, for example the smell of a flower. ...the sweet smell of her shampoo. She'd baked some bread which made the air smell sweet.

Is sweet a modern English word?

It is not very often that a modern English word comes as close to its Proto-Indo-European original as, say, Latin or Greek does, but sweet is one of them.