euphonious
adjective
pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear; characterized by euphony.
euphoniously
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a word derived from
euphonious.
Example Sentences
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The town, less than 3 miles from Cedar Lake, Seattle’s primary water reservoir, was euphoniously renamed Cedar Falls.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
When Anderson sang, “I’ll be the roundabout,” most American listeners surely had no idea that he was referring to the kind of intersection known less euphoniously, in the U.S., as a traffic circle.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017
The others are Annie Grace, Peter Hannah, Paul McCole and, as Prudencia, the euphoniously named Melody Grove, whose latter-day fairy-tale attire is worth noting.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2016
The "4G" in its name indicates that it supports the zippy, not-yet-pervasive form of AT&T wireless data otherwise euphoniously known as "HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul" as well as 3G.
From Time ● Feb. 10, 2011
He proceeds to do as much work as will steer him safely between the, ah—I may say, the Scylla of punishment and the Charybdis of being considered what my, er—fellow-pupils euphoniously term a swot.
From Tales of St. Austin's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
