[ adv ] in a pleasing manner <adv.all> the room was pleasingly large
Pleasing \Pleas"ing\, a. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners. ``Pleasing harmony.'' --Shak. ``Pleasing features.'' --Macaulay. -- {Pleas"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Pleas"ing*ness}, n.
Syn: Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See {Pleasant}.
The original and charming line drawings are retained while the text is enlarged pleasingly, revised thoroughly and includes extra chapters cut from the paperback. Gift market books have grown up this year.
I find the timbres and colors on the EMI disk pleasingly, even shockingly, bright.
It was pleasingly unfinished, un-slick.
And similar flashes of precision can be found at pleasingly frequent intervals.