nicely /ˈnaɪs.li/ adverb3 •well, in a way that people enjoy or are happy withHe was a sweet boy, but became the kind of man I can do nicely without. — 1986 •Precisely; with fine discernment or judgement.An army – especially in peace time – is a very complex and nicely adjusted affair […]. — 1926 •(no longer used) Fastidiously; carefully.He lookt askew with his mistrustfull eyes, / And nicely trode, as thornes lay in his way, / Or that the flore to shrinke he did auyse [...]. — 1590 formsmore nicely · nicelier · most nicely · niceliest