lovely and
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: so as to give pleasure and enjoyment : pleasingly
Isn't the coffee lovely and hot!
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His Cecile was Jean Seberg, lovely and poised in her chatty disaffectedness; Raymond was played by the reedy, charmingly caddish David Niven.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 May 2025
And then my heart just felt overwhelmed and lovely and beautiful.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 May 2025
The honey-soy glaze is lovely and has a surprise (to me at least) ingredient.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
Honeyed delight in the mouth—a lovely and beautifully balanced mid palate with some citrics on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 May 2025
And then my heart just felt overwhelmed and lovely and beautiful.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 May 2025
The honey-soy glaze is lovely and has a surprise (to me at least) ingredient.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
Honeyed delight in the mouth—a lovely and beautifully balanced mid palate with some citrics on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lovely and
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“Lovely and.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lovely%20and. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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