as in delightfully
in a pleasing way
a deliciously told anecdote on the DVD's commentary track
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Recent Examples of deliciously
The historic buildings are a step back in time but the boutiques, bars, and eateries are deliciously fresh and up to date.
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Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Saint Laurent’s velvety soft suede is deliciously luxurious in every sense.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Add the beverage pairing, and all your decisions for the day will be deliciously complete.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But between the individual Smurfs, the deliciously despicable Gargamel, and his equally evil cat Azrael, the series kept the kids coming back for nine seasons, creating enough fond memories to turn the Smurfs into a film franchise three decades later.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The pancakes make for very fluffy noodles that soak up the soup deliciously.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
With notes of apple, gingersnaps and lemon meringue flavor of J Vineyards Cuvée 20 ($40) sparkling wine from Russian River Valley blends deliciously with this spicy dish.
—Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Done in a style bloghouse fans will know and appreciate, the song bumps along deliciously, although as the producer tells it, putting it together was initially quite daunting.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
The combat is deliciously smooth and easy to pick up.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Saint Laurent’s velvety soft suede is deliciously luxurious in every sense.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Add the beverage pairing, and all your decisions for the day will be deliciously complete.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But between the individual Smurfs, the deliciously despicable Gargamel, and his equally evil cat Azrael, the series kept the kids coming back for nine seasons, creating enough fond memories to turn the Smurfs into a film franchise three decades later.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The pancakes make for very fluffy noodles that soak up the soup deliciously.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
With notes of apple, gingersnaps and lemon meringue flavor of J Vineyards Cuvée 20 ($40) sparkling wine from Russian River Valley blends deliciously with this spicy dish.
—Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Done in a style bloghouse fans will know and appreciate, the song bumps along deliciously, although as the producer tells it, putting it together was initially quite daunting.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
The combat is deliciously smooth and easy to pick up.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliciously
Adverb
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The seafood towers are delightfully tall, gleaming with mussels and smoked fish dip.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prince Edward County is delightfully bikable and walkable, especially along the Millennium Trail and town cores.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This worked nicely in my open living room and now serves as the focal point of the space, with a set of two accent chairs completing the floating furniture layout.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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And all the various mysteries come to a head in the final two episodes and are wrapped up nicely.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This buttery-soft duo features a pullover half-zip sweatshirt and a pair of elastic waistband sweatpants that look great worn together or separately.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Sep. 2025
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Despite the chaos at Newark, the internal systems for United ran great, said Harteveldt.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Natural fabrics like cotton and wool, however, are best left to the pros.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Each character’s hangups and drive are finely drawn throughout.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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Adverbs that pertain to cutting are also super important, like thinly, coarsely, or finely.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Herzog’s moment in the Venice spotlight got underway with a video tribute to his gloriously eccentric filmography, spanning Fitzcarraldo; Grizzly Man; Aguirre, the Wrath of God; My Best Fiend; and so many more.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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The bothies are gloriously off-grid and their placement was the idea of former barrister Lupi Moll, whose family has owned the 1,400-acre Inverlonan estate since Victorian times.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But these charmingly casual houses, many of them centuries old, come with a rigid spatial order that is antithetical to modern lifestyles.—
Joseph Giovannini,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Here he’s been renamed Vadim (or Vlad) Baranov and is played by Paul Dano in the actor’s charmingly offhand and cerebral manner.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Deliciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliciously. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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