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

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The property features such abundant greenery that the boundary between indoors and outdoors beautifully blurs. Malik Peay, USA Today, 24 May 2025 The heavy plush poly-velvet cover is finished off with a lightweight Tencel ruffle that drapes beautifully, like butterflies aflutter on your bed. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2025 Gable Kahn masterfully tackles the constant and varied misogyny women face in society head-on, while also portraying a real, beautifully flawed MC. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 May 2025 The meatloaf, low on filler and beautifully presented, could feed two easily. Arkansas Online, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for beautifully

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 28 May. 2025.

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