beautifully

adverb

beau·​ti·​ful·​ly ˈbyü-ti-f(ə-)lē How to pronounce beautifully (audio)
1
: in a beautiful manner : in a way that excites aesthetic pleasure
beautifully decorated mansions
As one of the oldest planned cities in the country, Savannah is known for compact, walkable streets and beautifully landscaped historic squares.Lisa Chamberlain
2
: in a highly effective or excellent manner
This sort of diagram … beautifully illustrates the genetic connections between organisms as disparate as a cheetah and an eelworm.Anthony Doerr

Examples of beautifully in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rainbow Bear is beautifully illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois, who already worked with Sampson on the children's book Armadillo Antics. Sari Hitchins, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024 Something else Irving Penn speaks to beautifully: The image as a physical object. Mark Holgate, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024 Testers found that The Only Bean’s edamame pasta absorbed the sauces and flavors of their favorite dishes beautifully, and as a bonus, cooked faster than your standard glutinous options. Grace McCarty, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024 The impressive accessory, beautifully named the Imaginary Nature Brooch, features a platinum setting and a whopping 32.61 carats of diamonds. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024 Everyone was passing, smartly, beautifully, the run epitomized by a three-toss sequence from Davis to James to a trey-sinking Austin Reaves that was so picturesque, all three guys posed. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 And, since the pillow is solid black but has that great textural appeal, this pillow works beautifully as a second or third pillow, along with something a bit more colorful. Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2024 One year later, Winograd and Don Coppersmith introduced a new algorithm that beautifully complemented the laser method. Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024 Regardless of your trip destination or your travel style, there's always room for some luxurious moisture — especially when it's beautifully packaged in the L'Occitane Immortelle Overnight Reset Serum bottle. Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of beautifully was in 1538

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“Beautifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beautifully. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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