aesthetically

or es·thet·i·cal·ly

[ es-thet-ik-lee or, especially British, ees- ]

/ ɛsˈθɛt ɪk li or, especially British, is- /

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adverb

according to aesthetics or its principles.

in an aesthetic manner.

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Origin of aesthetically

First recorded in 1820–30; aesthetical + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM aesthetically

pseu·do·aes·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby aesthetically

Aesop's fables, aesthesia, aesthete, aesthetic, aesthetical, aesthetically, aesthetic distance, aesthetician, aestheticism, aestheticize, aesthetic labour

How to use aesthetically in a sentence

The hardy handle and simple lock give her enough confidence to whittle, but it’s also aesthetically pleasing enough to complement a cheese board.
Outdoorsy Gear Guy–Approved Valentine's Day Gifts|Joe Jackson|February 10, 2021|Outside Online
The band is famous, among fans and haters alike, for its occasionally one-sided spats with artists and bands who they find ideologically or aesthetically suspect.
Sleaford Mods gets introspective, but don’t think they’ve gone soft|Zachary Lipez|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
The Zojirushi mug mixes aesthetically pleasing design with utility.
Stainless steel cups for any beverage|PopSci Commerce Team|January 14, 2021|Popular-Science
Last year, the Library of Congress hailed the album as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and selected it to be preserved for the National Recording Registry.
Dr. Dre says he’s ‘doing great’ at the hospital after suffering a reported brain aneurysm|Timothy Bella|January 6, 2021|Washington Post

For the unshelled ones, which are about 95% of our output, we run them through processors with food-grade, natural cleaners, to try to make them as aesthetically pleasing as we can.
The machines that get walnuts from trees to your mouth|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Did you envision your Pryor biography as extending your previous investigation—aesthetically and historically?
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aesthetically, “Why We Fight” perfectly recalls the fevered early years of AIDS activism.
Finally, an Accurate Look Back at AIDS Activism in ‘Why We Fight’|Hugh Ryan|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Seoul is, as its boosters claim, fully modern but also both highly congested and aesthetically barren.
City Leaders Are in Love With Density but Most City Dwellers Disagree|Joel Kotkin|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The economist Tyler Cowen critiqued the high-end inventory as “aesthetically abysmal” and “drastically overpriced.”
Amazon Opens Fine Art Market|Filipa Ioannou|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Musically, intellectually, aesthetically, Questlove emerges as one of the good guys.
Heavy Mental Drummer: Questlove’s Almost Memoir|John Ortved|June 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the first case he is in our eyes a morally great person; in the second he is only aesthetically great.
The Aesthetical Essays|Friedrich Schiller
Aesthetically this hair fascinates me; it is an exhilarating delight whenever I meet it.
Impressions And Comments|Havelock Ellis
On this ground, among objects of use the simple and unadorned article is aesthetically the best.
The Theory of the Leisure Class|Thorstein Veblen
It loses caste aesthetically because it falls to a lower pecuniary grade.
The Theory of the Leisure Class|Thorstein Veblen
Everything his eye fell on it feasted on, not aesthetically, but with a plain, jolly appetite as of a boy eating buns.
The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton