angelic

[ an-jel-ik ]

/ ænˈdʒɛl ɪk /

adjective

of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.

like or befitting an angel, especially in virtue, beauty, etc.: angelic sweetness.

Nearby words

angela merici, angeleno, angeles, angelfish, angelhood, angelic, angelic doctor, angelica, angelica tree, angelico, angelina

Sometimes an·gel·i·cal.

Origin of angelic

1350–1400; Middle English angelyk < Late Latin angelicus < Greek angelikós. See angel, -ic

SYNONYMS FOR angelic

1 ethereal, celestial, saintly, beatific, seraphic, cherubic.

ANTONYMS FOR angelic

2 fiendish, diabolic.

Related forms

an·gel·i·cal·ly, adverban·gel·i·cal·ness, nounhy·per·an·gel·ic, adjectivehy·per·an·gel·i·cal, adjective

hy·per·an·gel·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·an·gel·ic, adjectivepseu·do·an·gel·ic, adjectivepseu·do·an·gel·i·cal, adjectivepseu·do·an·gel·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-an·gel·ic, adjectivequa·si-an·gel·i·cal·ly, adverbsu·per·an·gel·ic, adjectivesu·per·an·gel·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for angelically

"On the gallery, dear, just where mother used to keep it;" and I smiled up at him angelically.
Not Pretty, But Precious|John Hay, et al.
It's only upon such great occasions that I am really and angelically good—as mamma would like me to be all the time.
East Angels|Constance Fenimore Woolson
Rose took the cup, smiled innocently and angelically on her child and the young man and his mother, and returned to the house.
Rose Charlitte|Marshall Saunders
When the Colonel was quiescent, his blue eyes were angelically sweet, and his smooth brow had a most charming expression.
Another Study of Woman|Honore de Balzac

You remember my mentioning the angelically beautiful creature stopping at Schloss Gessler?
The Letters of her Mother to Elizabeth|W. R. H. (William Rutherford Hayes) Trowbridge

British Dictionary definitions for angelically

angelic

/ (ænˈdʒɛlɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to angels

Also: angelical resembling an angel in beauty, purity, etc

Derived Forms

angelically, adverb

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