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Grammar : Adv
Spell : chahr-ming
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɑr mɪŋ



Definition of charmingly

Origin :
  • c.1300, "to recite or cast a magic spell," from Old French charmer (13c.) "to enchant, to fill (someone) with desire (for something); to protect, cure, treat; to maltreat, harm," from Late Latin carminare, from Latin carmen (see charm (n.)). In Old French used alike of magical and non-magical activity. In English, "to win over by treating pleasingly, delight" from mid-15c. Related: Charmed; charming. Charmed (short for I am charmed) as a conventional reply to a greeting or meeting is attested by 1825.
  • As in beautifully : adv in an attractive or pleasing manner
  • As in gracefully : adv lithely
  • As in nicely : adv in a welcome manner
  • As in nicely : adv in a becoming manner
  • As in pleasantly : adv agreeably
  • As in politely : adv thoughtfully
  • As in sweetly : adv in a sweet manner
  • As in agreeably : adv willingly, assenting; pleasantly; in keeping
Example sentences :
  • How charmingly might you and I live together, and despise them all!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But to the point: what was it about that she was holding forth so charmingly—a book or a lover?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Then she said aside to the others, 'Isn't it charmingly interesting?'
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • After that Nana talked to the four men as charmingly as hostess could.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • "Oh, how charmingly he understands how to deceive himself," cried Inga.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Two Hemispheres » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
  • These other people are dull, while you are charmingly wicked.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • She had been charmingly frank and fair about the question of the names, when it first arose.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • How gracefully, how charmingly I could have played the host to such a man!
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • But you do it most charmingly—in a perfectly fascinating way.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • The house that she had taken at Eastbourne was charmingly situated.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Luttrell's First Patient » by Rosa Nouchette Carey

Synonyms for charmingly

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