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adorably

American  
[uh-dawr-uhb-lee] / əˈdɔr əb li /

adverb

  1. in a way that is adorable; in a cute, endearing, or delightful way.

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Ke Huy Quan steals the show giving voice to the adorably earnest Gary De’Snake.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

If you thought banks cleaned up after 2008, you’re adorably optimistic.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

Ms. Russell makes Kate, with whom everyone is in love, adorably impatient and endlessly resourceful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

I’d have liked to watch her explain where she thinks she’s gone, however adorably flustered the answer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

His siblings nodded, and all three cooed to their dodos even more adorably than before.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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