attractively

adverb

as in beautifully

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Recent Examples of attractively Despite the spending concerns, Capital One remains attractively valued at less than 9 times consensus 2027 earnings estimates. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 They are packaged attractively, marketed intensively and intended to displace other food groups. — Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 The nest is attractively situated, as any raptor realtor would point out. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 The waitstaff was young and attractive, the silverware was clean, and the food was attractively displayed when we were served. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 The vegetables, fruit, and baskets of potatoes were attractively arranged. — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025 Dan Romanoff, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, wrote in a Tuesday note that the firm maintains its fair value estimate of $560 per share for wide-moat Adobe and sees shares as attractively valued. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025 Apparently, Ricks and Montarce think it’s now attractively priced. — John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attractively
  1. beautifully
  2. handsomely
  3. wonderfully
  4. marvelously
  5. appealingly
  6. sensationally
  7. enticingly
  8. excellently
Adverb
  • Other varieties include honey vinegar, made from mead and vaguely similar to white balsamic; akazu, a beautifully layered red vinegar that comes from aged sake lees; and roasty-toasty beer vinegar, a good swap for malt vinegar.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Each of the homes is beautifully decorated for the holiday season with the homeowners’ individual styles and family traditions, organizers said.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of beautifully
Adverb
  • And that gamble paid off handsomely when the movie quickly made back ten times its budget.
    — Blake J. Harris, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Hoosiers paid handsomely for their big pickup via the transfer portal, luring him from Michigan State.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of handsomely
Adverb
  • Cost reduction for green hydrogen Water electrolysis is wonderfully simple on paper.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Closing the gap between the merely good and the truly extraordinary remains stubbornly, wonderfully human.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonderfully
Adverb
  • Dance movies marvelously translate primal emotions into motion, the human body becoming a supple instrument deftly communicating the pain, ecstasy and confusion of being alive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Decades, even centuries, may be encompassed by these marvelously comprehensive surveys.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvelously
Adverb
  • The 52 rooms’ appealingly plush and contemporary mood is set by chrome-and-oak furniture, plum and pearl-gray velvets, and marble bathrooms with Japanese-style sliding doors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What a shame, then, that the eggs in a shakshuka, appealingly busy with kale and chickpeas, were set into rubber.
    — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of appealingly
Adverb
  • Cheryl Ladd joined Season 2 as Kris Munroe, Jill's younger sister, after Fawcett sensationally left as a series regular.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026
  • On 13 May 2026, by which time his book had gone to press, the South Carolina supreme court sensationally overturned the murder conviction, citing ‘shocking jury interference’ by the clerk to the court.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of sensationally
Adverb
  • Bass is playing Cyrus’s pop and rock interests against each other, sometimes enticingly but sometimes divisively, balancing production from longtime Harry Styles affiliate Kid Harpoon and feisty Brooklyn rock quartet Model/Actriz.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Red flags travelers should watch out for include tour operators that offer enticingly low prices or require prepayment.
    — Jessica Puckett, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Definition of enticingly
Adverb
  • The late Margot Bettauer Dembo handled NYRB’s previous Seghers translations; Lucy Jones has taken over, and excellently conveys the incisive bite of the writing.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • So grab a pair of these excellently affordable buds for yourself!
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of excellently

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