beautifully

adverb

beau·​ti·​ful·​ly ˈbyü-ti-f(ə-)lē 

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

The video was entertaining, edgy and wove the relationship between the two MJs beautifully. —Dan Beck, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025

For example, Chinese five spice works beautifully in pumpkin pie (two of its ingredients, cinnamon and clove, are already pumpkin pie staples). —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025

Jaeggi hopes people will come for her vibrant portraits of beautifully dressed women, and stay for a more layered and complex story about feminism, immigration and personal sacrifice. —Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025

But that mirror remains the one prop the industry can’t put down, endlessly polished, beautifully lit, and always pointed at itself. —Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1