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dulcet.

Adjective
Literary
MEANING

Soft and pleasantly sweet in sound.

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  • dulcet tones
  • dulcet voice

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Dulcet tones drifted from the adjoining room.
Her dulcet voice contrasted with the harsh announcement.

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Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more dulcet; superlative most dulcet where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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