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esthetical

[ es-thet-i-kuhl ]

/ ɛsˈθɛt ɪ kəl /

adjective

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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OTHER WORDS FROM esthetical

es·thet·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·es·thet·i·cal, adjectivenon·es·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby esthetical

esthesiometry, esthesiophysiology, esthesis, esthete, esthetic, esthetical, estheticism, estheticize, esthetics, Esthonia, Estienne

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Example sentences from the Web for esthetical

The longer this continues, the more does his esthetical and ethical feeling become distorted.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare|Leo Tolstoy
Esthetic or esthetical refers to beauty or the appreciation of the beautiful, especially from the philosophic point of view.
English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald
Esthetical criticism suggests new ideas, and new ideas9 engender new forms.
A Manual of the Historical Development of Art|G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi
May not the contemplative, medieval, monastic ideal be esthetical, and not religious nor even ethical?
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno

In it the esthetical writer combines a correct appreciation of art as a grand total, with all its essential details.
A Manual of the Historical Development of Art|G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi

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