aesthetically
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Etymology
Origin of aesthetically
First recorded in 1820–30; aesthetical + -ly
Example Sentences
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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
Captive in bucolic panopticons, their lives are at once aesthetically alluring, depressingly regressive and anthropologically fascinating.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
In June 2024, the Enterprises and their partners filed a $600 million lawsuit, accusing Shvo of shoddy construction that left the club “dimly lit and aesthetically unappealing”— and burdened by leaky showers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Until this was clear, the objection could be raised that, although our idea was aesthetically elegant, the shape of the sugar-phosphate backbone might not permit its existence.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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