lovely
[luhv-lee]
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adjective, love·li·er, love·li·est.
noun, plural love·lies.
Informal. a beautiful woman, especially a show girl.
any person or thing that is pleasing, highly satisfying, or the like: Every car in the new line is a lovely.
adverb
Nonstandard. very well; splendidly.
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RELATED WORDS
alluring, engaging, pleasing, splendid, sweet, stunning, pleasant, delightful, delicate, delicious, gorgeous, graceful, enchanting, pretty, exquisite, handsome, captivating, picture, fair, knockout
Origin of lovely
Synonym study
1, 2. See beautiful.
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Examples from the Web for lovelier
Contemporary Examples of lovelier
You were certain that she was smarter than you, lovelier than you, more interesting than you.
That day she could not have been lovelier, and we had a wide-ranging conversation.
Historical Examples of lovelier
No sylvan dell in Arcady could have been lovelier than the spot.
A Knight of the CumberlandJohn Fox Jr.
Indeed it was lovely; lovelier, I fancy, than the real estate agent dreamed.
The Carter Girls' Mysterious NeighborsNell Speed
The sun was up, and never shone on a prettier country nor a lovelier May morning.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall JacksonEdward A. Moore
"A younger, a lovelier spirit has sought the Yellow Springs," replied the trembling Empress.
The Ninth Vibration And Other StoriesL. Adams Beck
The third sitting materialized, and a lovelier brood of chicks was never seen.
The Gentle Art of Cooking WivesElizabeth Strong Worthington
lovely
adjective -lier or -liest
noun plural -lies
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