aesthetically
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Etymology
Origin of aesthetically
First recorded in 1820–30; aesthetical + -ly
Example Sentences
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At 25, I don’t have clear solutions on how to fix my hair loss medically, or how to live with it aesthetically.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
The concept of packing aesthetically pleasing snacks in a container isn’t new.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
She bought a special recipe book to make her own organic baby food and stocked the nursery with aesthetically pleasing, developmentally appropriate books and building blocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"The way you look aesthetically and fuelling as an athlete are two conflicting ideals. That's hard for anybody in the limelight."
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
Even today, artists and architects intuitively know that objects that have this ratio of length to width are the most aesthetically pleasing, and the ratio governs the proportions of many works of art and architecture.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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