Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a tuneful manner; harmoniously; musically.
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- adverb In a
tuneful manner.
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- adverb in a melodious manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Sunset Strip" (1999) is another nostalgia-tinged work, tunefully bouncy in its outer movements (whimsically titled "7 PM" and "7 AM") and warm in its central nocturne.
Marin Alsop conducts four works of Michael Daugherty in crowd-pleasing recording 2011
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Doug, a derder is an impromptu kazoo-like musical instrument fashioned by placing one's mouth on the end of a toilet paper tube and tunefully going "der-der-der" into it .
Gene's plea: Don't take the heart out of toilet paper Gene Weingarten 2011
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They went on to create three one-on-ones and numerous other openings only to spurn the lot before Portsmouth's Marco Futacs capitalised on a handling error from David Marshall and Greg Halford turned a low shot in after a scramble from corner for a 2-1 lead to the general disbelief of the whole crowd, with the boisterous away contingent tunefully admitting as much.
Malky Mackay heralds Cardiff's new-found late nerve against Portsmouth | Mark Tallentire 2012
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When they were little, they merely sang it, con brio if not exactly tunefully.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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There were jugglers and tumblers, which made her laugh, and singers who played so tunefully she held her breath to hear them.
Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010
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When they were little, they merely sang it, con brio if not exactly tunefully.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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There were jugglers and tumblers, which made her laugh, and singers who played so tunefully she held her breath to hear them.
Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010
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There were jugglers and tumblers, which made her laugh, and singers who played so tunefully she held her breath to hear them.
Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010
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When they were little, they merely sang it, con brio if not exactly tunefully.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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I know I shouldn't get small when I'm drivin', but, uh, I was drivin' around the other day, you know *whistles tunefully* and a cop pulls me over.
Francis Lawrence to Shrink Down for In the Small | /Film 2009
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