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Synonyms for delightfully


Grammar : Adv
Spell : dih-lahyt-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlaɪt fəl

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Définition of delightfully

Origin :
  • c.1400, from delight (n.) + -ful. Related: Delightfully.
  • As in beautifully : adv in an attractive or pleasing manner
  • As in gracefully : adv lithely
  • As in gladly : adv happily
  • As in happily : adv with joy, pleasure
Example sentences :
  • Certainly they have an appearance of so doing which is delightfully deceptive.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Some are delightfully ingenuous, with the lovable simplicity of the child.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • They followed each other intimately and delightfully in a long succession.
  • Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • They were, and the inscriptions were delightfully informal and friendly.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • It was a delightfully amusing trait in the German character.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • How delightfully flew our days on this particular Christmas visit.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 » by Various
  • It was absurd, if you like—but it was delightfully rejuvenating.
  • Extract from : « The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) » by Edith Wharton
  • The other's tone was delightfully envious of Uriah's good fortune.
  • Extract from : « The New Land » by Elma Ehrlich Levinger
  • The first volume is delightfully handy and the type excellent.
  • Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
  • So out of the common as it was, you know, and delightfully odd, and—and—all that.
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

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