contently
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of contently
First recorded in 1630–40; content 2 ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Building Lego models is an activity which has seen people of all ages contently spend hour upon hour for decades.
From BBC
The Faltyny family from the Czech Republic, who perform as jugglers and unicyclists, looks on contently.
From Los Angeles Times
Dozens of people had lined up at the Sunrise Airways counter hours before the afternoon flight, some taking selfies, others chatting contently.
From Seattle Times
Francisco Rios stood contently watching the whirl of a Taylor Farms lettuce packaging assembly line, which was about to be dismantled and shipped off to Arizona for the winter.
From Los Angeles Times
This is likely why my elder daughter, whose normal everyday body temperature is equivalent to my low grade fever, runs the AC all winter long and contently traveled around Scandinavia last January in shorts.
From Salon
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