lovely and

phrase

British
: so as to give pleasure and enjoyment : pleasingly
Isn't the coffee lovely and hot!

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Lavender While lavender smells lovely and is a calming scent for humans, mice think otherwise. — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 28 Aug. 2026 France was about to experience a record-shattering heat wave, with ninety-degree weather, in a time of year that, for as long as anyone can remember, has always been lovely and mild. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 As lovely and professional as the set environment was on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, there’s only a handful of times I was ever allowed to have a say in anything. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 There may be fewer seafood cookouts and bonfires, but the weather is lovely and there’s still plenty to do. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lovely and

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“Lovely and.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lovely%20and. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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