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

Eco-friendly process Once activated, the unsorted plastic soup degrades beautifully inside a single reactor, pumping out hydrogen gas with a purity level exceeding 90 percent. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

The man singing with Bridgers was, in fact, Dan Reeder, an oddball folk singer-songwriter, longtime visual artist, and instrument maker who’s developed a cult following for his beautifully simple songs about butterflies and beachballs and brains. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Their books are weird and beautifully eccentric, and often highlight obscure and experimental writers from the 18th and 19th century. — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

At 58 years old, the multihyphenate boasts beautifully luscious, highly covetable locks. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1