as in deliciously
in a pleasing way
a charmingly old-fashioned country inn
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Recent Examples of charmingly
In a movie about two women who intuitively understand each other, Brandt and Trebs are charmingly oafish as men who are eager to fix a dishwasher but less keen on how to repair trauma.
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Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
They are charmingly echoed in Paul Mellon’s Reflections in a Silver Spoon and Cordelia Drexel Biddle’s My Philadelphia Father.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The animation features a lot of rotoscoping, and the result is an aesthetic that’s both oddly fluid and charmingly cheap, like some second-rate Ralph Bakshi effort.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
During the first act, McCarthy plants several characters in and around the charmingly outdated hotel where Ohm is staying for the viewer to suspect of wrongdoing later on.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
There’s a stunning rooftop spa, which ventures beyond a traditional menu of facials and massages with some charmingly woo-woo treatments—go ahead and book a tarot reading or multi-sensorial writer’s block remedy.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Carolyn and Lauren doing TV aerobics is so charmingly ’90s.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
As her star power grows, the Georgia country songwriter brings her charmingly self-aware narratives to broader stages.
—Millan Verma, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
The Sun Valley Lodge has 108 guest rooms and suites furnished in a classic European style that feels charmingly dated.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
They are charmingly echoed in Paul Mellon’s Reflections in a Silver Spoon and Cordelia Drexel Biddle’s My Philadelphia Father.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The animation features a lot of rotoscoping, and the result is an aesthetic that’s both oddly fluid and charmingly cheap, like some second-rate Ralph Bakshi effort.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
During the first act, McCarthy plants several characters in and around the charmingly outdated hotel where Ohm is staying for the viewer to suspect of wrongdoing later on.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
There’s a stunning rooftop spa, which ventures beyond a traditional menu of facials and massages with some charmingly woo-woo treatments—go ahead and book a tarot reading or multi-sensorial writer’s block remedy.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Carolyn and Lauren doing TV aerobics is so charmingly ’90s.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
As her star power grows, the Georgia country songwriter brings her charmingly self-aware narratives to broader stages.
—Millan Verma, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
The Sun Valley Lodge has 108 guest rooms and suites furnished in a classic European style that feels charmingly dated.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmingly
Adverb
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Reminders come too with Emmy winner Jim Parsons, who is deliciously over-the-top as Ruth, Rose's bitter and controlling mother.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Dinner is focused around a large wood burning oven, putting out deliciously charred meats and veggies, and there’s a vibrant after-work drinks scene that always has this place pumping.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Nasturtiums, million bells, trailing verbena and sweet alyssum also lend themselves nicely to the pots.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The key is to find an unexpected pairing that contrasts nicely with your leggings.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The first stage features detailed instructions — a step-by-step guide, really — on how to assemble the vehicle or structure in question, but the latter two are delightfully vague.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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The cakes people bake using her tutorial have been delightfully unhinged.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That style of attack worked great and was expected to continue, and be enhanced, with the addition this year of $15 million striker Berterame.—
Michelle Kaufman
April 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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One possibility that can’t be ruled out is the Red Sox could trade Yoshida, who has played great since last September but who has become an awkward roster fit.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cate Blanchett, ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2014) Blanchett delivers an enjoyably tragicomic turn in Woody Allen's dramedy as a booze-swilling, Xanax-popping hot mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And the Knicks better be ready, ready for the Celtics to attempt to exact some revenge for the way things ended a season ago.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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This will better set you up to have a productive conversation with your stepdaughter about what everyone expects going forward.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Cats possess other features of their wild relatives in being basically carnivorous, remarkably agile and powerful, and finely coordinated in movement.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some mowers are designed to finely chop the clippings.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Emma is the sort of woman created for movies, with a glamorous job in publishing, a perfect apartment and uncanny beauty, and yet Zendaya sweetly breathes life into her.—
Moira Macdonald,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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What follows is a sweetly oblique, even dreamlike interlude of recuperation.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Charmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmingly. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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