nice ‧ ly S3 /ˈnaɪsli/ BrE AmE adverb
1 . WELL in a satisfactory, pleasant, or attractive way:
He was handsome and nicely dressed.
The table fits in nicely with the rest of the furniture.
The wound healed up nicely.
The garden’s coming along very nicely now (=it is growing well) .
2 . IN A PLEASANT/FRIENDLY WAY in a pleasant, polite, or friendly way:
I’m sure he’ll help if you ask him nicely.
3 . be doing nicely British English to be successful and be earning a lot of money:
The business is doing quite nicely.
Ed’s doing very nicely for himself out in Japan.
4 . that will do nicely British English spoken used when saying that something is very suitable and is just what you want:
‘Will cheese sandwiches be okay?’ ‘Yes, that’ll do nicely.’
5 . EXACTLY formal exactly or carefully:
a nicely calculated distance