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
A bell was ringing from the tower of a little white church on the far side; mellowly and dreamily sweet, the chime floated across the water blent with the moan of the sea.
From Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
