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Meanings of pleasantry in English

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Usage of pleasantry in English
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The lieutenant scowled, but for the moment chose to ignore the pleasantry.
The Ivory Trail
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There was a good deal of bonhomie and pleasantry in his conversation.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
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Theron felt bound to exhibit a grin in acknowledgment of this pleasantry.
The Damnation of Theron Ware
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Keimer spoke in a vein of pleasantry rather than as a fling.
From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
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This fine pleasantry made the courtesan laugh, and Jehan left the room.
Notre-Dame de Paris
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That which captain Willoughby had said in seeming pleasantry he seriously meditated.
Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
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He was to the last fond of pleasantry and kept a jester.
History of English Humour, Vol. 1 / With an Introduction upon An...
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In truth he did not understand a word of the nobleman's pleasantry.
Doom Castle
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This pleasantry was alternated with much rude sarcasm concerning the new bishoprics.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 09: 1564-65
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It was with reference to this kind of pleasantry that he said:-
Sydney Smith
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Both felt that the pleasantry had a somewhat gritty flavor just now.
V. V.'s Eyes
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Only once have I seen any attempt at pleasantry on these occasions.
A Hilltop on the Marne / Being Letters Written June 3-September ...
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Mr. Fortune, still stroking the whale-like front, produced further pleasantry from it.
If Winter Comes
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She sought to detain them for a little talk and some pleasantry.
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
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He closes at last with a bit of pleasantry for his mother.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume I, Part 1: 1835-1866
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What had begun merely as pleasantry began to have a formidable look.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900
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