mellow
adjective
soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
mellowly
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a word derived from
mellow.
Example Sentences
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The band closed out with their best song, the mellowly mesmerizing “Blue Coupe.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Loueke led the charge, with Blanchard curiously laying out until late in the tune, when he mellowly slipped in.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2022
In this instance, mellowly suggesting a correction is no more rude than smothering the flames of a Sterno candle overturned at a raucous fondue party.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2014
It’s all mellowly funny rather than creepy, something like a stand-up conceit elaborated into scenes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2014
A sleek calf was running back and forth in a little lot, and a brindled cow was bellowing mellowly, her head thrown up as she cantered down the road, her heavy bag swinging under her.
From Westerfelt by Will N. (William Nathaniel) Harben
