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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| nicely (adv., adj.) |
| As adverb nicely is Standard, meaning “well, satisfactorily, acceptably, appropriately”: She was nicely dressed. He thanked his grandmother nicely. As adjective in predicate adjective position, nicely is at best dialectal: She looks nicely. Use nice instead. But compare FEEL BAD. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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