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
It’s all mellowly funny rather than creepy, something like a stand-up conceit elaborated into scenes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2014
He presented Marge with a “triple-spicy barbecued stingray stuffed with pig organs” and then stood by, mellowly aghast, as Homie swallowed it whole.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2011
And the shouts of the swimmers came mellowly up to them, and they could see their little limbs jerking like the limbs of frogs.
From Pearl of Pearl Island by John Oxenham
