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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
If you thought banks cleaned up after 2008, you’re adorably optimistic.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
Captive-bred babies are adorably tiny, with delicate legs and pinprick eyes.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
That said, it was adorably quaint to see the recent midseason cliffhanger brawl be kicked off by a surly Russian sensei that resembles Zangief from “Street Fighter.”
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
“I'm an only child. Can't you tell by how adorably self-involved I am?”
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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