adverb

contently

satisfiedly, happily

The cat purred contently on the sofa.

The cat purred contently on the sofa.

He sighed contently after the large meal.

He sighed contently after the large meal.

to do sth. ((contently)) to do sth. in a satisfied way The baby slept contently.

Synonyms: happily, satisfiedly; Antonyms: discontentedly, unhappily

From the adjective 'content' (satisfied) plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.

When you feel 'content', you do things 'contently'. It's simply the adverb form of 'content'.

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