aesthetically
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Etymology
Origin of aesthetically
First recorded in 1820–30; aesthetical + -ly
Example Sentences
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What Mr. Salonen and company promised and, in fact, delivered was a roster of works that embodied a certain Ojai ideal—modern music that is aesthetically rigorous and largely Eurocentric, formal and, at least overtly, apolitical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
"It can also be kind of aesthetically or visually pleasing to the eye, it's just so colourful and I think that's what really grabs people in," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
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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