as in deliciously
in a pleasing way
a delightfully silly song about dancing bears
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Recent Examples of delightfully
Wash after wash, the sheets become delightfully softer in a cozy, lived-in way.
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Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The seating options are delightfully varied — from comfy couches to high-back chairs.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
With more than 300 special events, delightfully spooky décor, and haunting art installations, 31 Days of Denton Halloween promises hair-raising fun for the whole family.
—Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Both spooky and delightfully funny.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Flowers are woolly purple wands, nicely complemented by gray-green foliage that has a delightfully honeyed fragrance.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
That mindset leads to no shortage of delightfully blasé supernatural adventures rife with magic and curses.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
D’Angelo rebuffed our yearning for a traditional career long enough to eke out a delightfully unpredictable final decade.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
This is delightfully illustrated in Raymond Queneau’s Exercises In Style, which tells the same short and simple story ninety-nine different ways.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The seating options are delightfully varied — from comfy couches to high-back chairs.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
With more than 300 special events, delightfully spooky décor, and haunting art installations, 31 Days of Denton Halloween promises hair-raising fun for the whole family.
—Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Both spooky and delightfully funny.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Flowers are woolly purple wands, nicely complemented by gray-green foliage that has a delightfully honeyed fragrance.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
That mindset leads to no shortage of delightfully blasé supernatural adventures rife with magic and curses.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
D’Angelo rebuffed our yearning for a traditional career long enough to eke out a delightfully unpredictable final decade.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
This is delightfully illustrated in Raymond Queneau’s Exercises In Style, which tells the same short and simple story ninety-nine different ways.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delightfully
Adverb
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This deliciously easy cream cheese frosting comes together in minutes and will add that signature sweet, tangy flavor to your favorite carrot cake recipe, pumpkin bread, or brownies.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, the Bay Area still has dozens of neighborhoods where the streets are safe, the candy is plentiful and the Halloween decorations are immersive and deliciously over-the-top.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Past outages on this scale have been caused by a wide variety of errors, including faulty updates, the accidental injection of bad code, or a change to third-party software that doesn’t play nicely with a service.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Berg gets a good night’s sleep because of its Goldilocks blend of breathable comfort and sustainability, which go along nicely with its impressive durability and cooling gel memory foam that is ideal for hot sleepers.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The audience also erupted each time Leonard scored; the Aztecs great finished with a team-high 18 points.—
Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Full-bodied varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, or Zinfandel work great here, gently heated with orange slices, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, and star anise along with a touch of brandy or Cointreau and a bit of honey, agave, or maple syrup.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 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
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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While Atom is trying to manipulate Hermit into becoming the eyeball monster’s new human host, Joe first hides in a cage — in one of the episode’s most enjoyably scary scenes — before Wendy comes to her brother’s rescue, using her machine-controlling superpowers to stop Atom cold.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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There are some, and (there) should be increased, opportunities for therapeutic intervention for parents as well.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The loose fit is perfect for layering, too, and packs down surprisingly well.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Soft, rounded tannins are joined by flavors of blackberry, black plum, finely ground cinnamon, and red raspberry.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Autumn Springs is populated by finely wrought individuals, led by the indomitable Rose and her roguish friend Miller.—
Neil McRobert,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Talamasca wants viewers to invest in these two as a pair — Guy as the resistant, questioning prodigy and Helen as his no-nonsense, charmingly manipulative mother figure — but the series doesn’t develop Guy well enough to make their relationship worth caring about.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pitting vengeful ghosts against a backdrop of a supernatural love story, the film charmingly plays with genre to question how history and myth can probe collective and socio-political grief.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Just down the street from the colossal blue Scientology center (one of LA’s top locations for taking an ironic selfie) is Found Oyster, a delightful and perennially (pleasantly) crowded seafood restaurant inspired by clam shacks on the East Coast.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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With the dry season just beginning, the weather is pleasantly mild and idea for exploring.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Delightfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delightfully. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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