pleasantly

adverb3

1. •
   In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.

   • He smiled pleasantly at passersby.
   • They were pleasantly surprised at the result.
2. •
   Lightly
3. •
   (no longer used) Ludicrously; facetiously.

   • In workhouses, pleasantly so named, because work cannot be done in them. — 1843