delightful
adjective
giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing.
delightfully
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a word derived from
delightful.
Example Sentences
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He was believed to be a cheerfully overweight, somewhat enigmatic British chap with a delightfully macabre sense of humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A competitive convention would have been a delightfully exotic twist to such a topsy-turvy campaign in Maine.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Except, in the midst of that project, McElwee’s focus shifts, delightfully, to his disastrous love life and the fascinating women he meets in his travels, becoming a deeply humane examination of modern courtship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
The two books provide delightfully readable chronological narratives of the Revolution that also reveal its roots and ramifications beyond the 13 colonies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“I have found him most delightfully full of surprises.”
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
