attractively

adverb

as in beautifully

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Recent Examples of attractively 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 Rakers also said Nvidia remains attractively valued despite being up 18% year to date. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 May 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 Getting to the bottom of, say, the seed-oil controversy requires engaging with thorny scientific debates that reference inscrutable research papers; embracing the natural and ancestral by opting for tallow is an attractively simple-seeming alternative. — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attractively
  1. beautifully
  2. handsomely
  3. wonderfully
  4. marvelously
  5. appealingly
  6. sensationally
  7. enticingly
  8. excellently
Adverb
  • Carrington was assessed a flagrant 2 foul and ejected from the game, a rare correct call from the league's officials, then took it upon herself to demonstrate beautifully why the WNBA is rarely taken seriously.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • By that logic, Barker is Blink-182’s beautifully tattooed ball of hydrogen.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of beautifully
Adverb
  • One such building—the impressive Art-Nouveau mansion that now houses the Egyptian consulate—sits majestically beside the bay, handsomely showing off its columned façade and ornate wrought-iron railings following a complete restoration in 2010.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
  • To that end, Doomsday features a dizzying lineup of X-Men, Avengers, and other handsomely paid returning cast members, several of whom have died onscreen, sometimes more than once.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Definition of handsomely
Adverb
  • This hotel is worth it for the wonderfully relaxing vibes, stellar service, and top notch spa experiences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Collectible, colorful, and wonderfully over the top, their swirling pattern brings personality to any pour.
    — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of wonderfully
Adverb
  • Though marvelously affirming for film fans, this is not a sustainable business plan.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • There’s a running gag about vampires peeing blood at public urinals This marvelously fun shift in tone more than justifies the title change.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026
Definition of marvelously
Adverb
  • Yankee Stadium, New York, can now be added to that list, perhaps as the most awe-inspiring of the lot thanks to a design that stayed appealingly true to the original ‘House That Ruth Built’ from more than a century ago.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • An endearingly dorky Calam Lynch, an appealingly sturdy Cathy Tyson and a playful Savannah Steyn round out the core cast as members of Judith’s support team.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of appealingly
Adverb
  • 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
  • Every congressional candidate endorsed by Zohran Mamdani won—including, most sensationally, Darializa Avila Chevalier, who ousted the ten-year incumbent, Adriano Espaillat.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Definition of sensationally
Adverb
  • 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
  • Skipper, for his part, was enticingly exotic to Pym.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Definition of enticingly
Adverb
  • Based on a video game, the sci-fi thriller is excellently maddening and surprisingly emotional.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Yet, outside the excellently claustrophobic Trojan Horse scenes, Nolan is more interested in exploring his anguish than his spoils.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of excellently

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