as in deliciously
in a pleasing way
a delightfully silly song about dancing bears
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delightfully
Adverb
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Although Durant was the national college player of the year and went on to became an all-time NBA great, no one at the time questioned Portland’s decision.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025 -
The $1,000 first-bet safety net sets you up great for Game 7, no matter the outcome.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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While Chelsea will be more on the defensive, advance with a draw as well, ES Tunis can only advance with a maximum point effort.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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But Republicans will be vying for the seats as well in the hopes of flipping one of the seats and helping the GOP hold onto their razor-thin majority in the House.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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In stunningly lyrical prose, Johnson pays a finely hewn attention to that which our wasteful, capitalistic society discards and collapses the dichotomies of high and low art.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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This comforting fiction does eventually fall apart, but Familiar Touch is finely wrought enough to not present this as a comeuppance or simply a disaster.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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“Delightfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delightfully. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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