adv
beautifully
BYOO-tih-flee
adv
1
In a beautiful, skillful, or highly pleasing way.
"The garden was beautifully maintained all summer."
"She played the piece beautifully, without a single mistake."
How to Use Beautifully
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDoing something in a way that is beautiful, graceful, or excellently done.
Common pairings
beautifully written
beautifully done
work out beautifully
Word Forms
more beautifully comparative, most beautifully superlative
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Etymology
Formed from "beautiful" plus the adverb-forming suffix "-ly."