aesthetically

Or es·thet·i·cal·ly

[es-thet-ik-lee, ees-]

adverb

1. according to aesthetics or its principles.

2. in an aesthetic manner.

Other Word Forms

• pseudoaesthetically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of aesthetically¹

First recorded in 1820–30; aesthetical + -ly

Example Sentences

"The way you look aesthetically and fuelling as an athlete are two conflicting ideals. That's hard for anybody in the limelight."

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“Ideologically it’s an affront, aesthetically it’s an affront ... on a piano, it’s not just a chord, this is a tone cluster,” said Hamza Walker, of the reimagined statue.

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And Sèvres’s astounding range expands even further in the section devoted to modern and contemporary artists—where, unfortunately, some artworks, though impeccably executed, stumble aesthetically.

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Once on the mound, Sasaki delivered a performance that was aesthetically pleasing as it was effective.

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"Things that work, dramatically and aesthetically, in the heightened reality of animation don't always translate to live action," he says.

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