breezily


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breez·y

 (brē′zē)
adj. breez·i·er, breez·i·est
1. Exposed to breezes; windy.
2. Fresh and animated; lively: a breezy prose style.

breez′i·ly adv.
breez′i·ness n.
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Adv.1.breezily - in a breezy manner; "he swings breezily into the title song"
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breezily

[ˈbriːzɪlɪ] ADV (= cheerfully) → alegremente; (= nonchalantly) → despreocupadamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

breezily

[ˈbriːzɪli] adv
(= casually) → de façon désinvolte
(= cheerfully) → joyeusement
(= confidently) → avec assurance
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

breezily

adv (fig)frisch-fröhlich
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'Well, here we are,' he said, kicking breezily at George's leg with his cane.
In the proprietor's private quarters he called out breezily for a syphon of soda water, saying he was thirsty.
(Oh and yes, we're breezily glossing over the fact that every single one of the shows mentioned above only features men.
In contrast to the previous earthshatteringly epic episode, this is a breezily entertaining blend of high school romcom, spy caper and CGI action adventure.
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The narrative is reasonably engaging and moves breezily through a variety of exotic locations.
Poipu, on the sunny southern shore of Kauai, features several romance-worthy resorts, but we can personally vouch for Ko'a Kea Hotel & Resort, a breezily modern, 121-room boutique property that was recently named the #1 resort in Kauai by Travel + Leisure magazine.
Great Run founder Brendan Foster talks breezily of a "great consumer experience" - presumably that feeling of knackered elation when you cross the finishing line.