Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a contented way.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete In a contented manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
contented manner;contentedly
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Examples
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But -- at the end of the day I am an introvert, and can contently deal with time on my own; especially when I compare myself to my extroverted friends, who would explode if they were alone for 15 minutes!
Amy Russell: Walk Across CT: What Do You Think About for 10 Hours a Day? Amy Russell 2011
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But -- at the end of the day I am an introvert, and can contently deal with time on my own; especially when I compare myself to my extroverted friends, who would explode if they were alone for 15 minutes!
Amy Russell: Walk Across CT: What Do You Think About for 10 Hours a Day? Amy Russell 2011
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Aleesa was contently drifting further into the lull of total relaxation when the pressure rub ceased and his touch became more of a soft caress along the length of her torso.
I.O.U. Elle 2011
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Aleesa was contently drifting further into the lull of total relaxation when the pressure rub ceased and his touch became more of a soft caress along the length of her torso.
I.O.U. Elle 2011
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He waddles over to find one of the few apples left that has fallen off the tree, not twenty feet from us, sits down and contently starts eating.
New Weekly Contest: Best Hunting Story Wins a Leatherman 2009
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Instead, they contently jabbered away on the phone in Polish, traded coupons, had lunch and shopped.
Nancy Deville: Girlfriends Over Husbands? Nancy Deville 2011
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He waddles over to find one of the few apples left that has fallen off the tree, not twenty feet from us, sits down and contently starts eating.
New Weekly Contest: Best Hunting Story Wins a Leatherman 2009
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They pitched camp, ate a rustic meal over a wood-fueled fire, and sat contently as night fell, smoking their pipes and talking about nothing in particular.
Dennis Palumbo: Holmes and Watson in the Great Outdoors 2010
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Will, Mitch, Adrian and I kept our feet on the ground and contently watched our friends go round and round.
Archive 2008-12-01 Will 2008
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Will, Mitch, Adrian and I kept our feet on the ground and contently watched our friends go round and round.
Kompong Cham Will 2008
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