adorably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Only one scene really has an impact: Ben runs into a nerd-revolutionary, adorably played by Michael Cera, who seems like a little brother of Leonardo DiCaprio’s addled old radical in “One Battle After Another.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
If you thought banks cleaned up after 2008, you’re adorably optimistic.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
Most people watch “Downton” for the tart, gently comedic exchanges and adorably antiquated decorum.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
A single act can produce hundreds of baby tarantulas — adorably called spiderlings — though many don’t survive in the wild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
He’ll be behind the counter, bored and dreamy and adorably disheveled.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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