lovely and

idiom

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

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Reading his recent fiction, one might feel duped in the way of the tourist who eats at a beachfront restaurant only to discover that, because the view is lovely and the foot traffic abundant, the food gets away with being nearly inedible. Book Marks july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025 Molly Gordon’s effervescent Claire is lovely and, honestly, perfect for heavy, brooding Carmy, but their meeting can also come off as a little too Garden State for some, with the pair’s manic pixie relationship teetering just on the line of being overly saccharine. Marah Eakin, Vulture, 27 June 2025 Stone clearly has a knack for choosing lovely and distinctive names! Clea Haran, Parents, 17 June 2025 All around town there are lovely and fragrant citrus trees. Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025 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 15 Jul. 2025.

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