adorably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Start with the adorably strange tardigrades, or “moss piglets,” with their chubby bodies and eight fat legs.
The ride’s namesake song plays give and take with “Jingle Bells” and seasonal adornments adorably enliven the leisurely boat ride with even more cheer.
From Los Angeles Times
His siblings nodded, and all three cooed to their dodos even more adorably than before.
From Literature
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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.”
Most people watch “Downton” for the tart, gently comedic exchanges and adorably antiquated decorum.
From Salon
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