Meanings
comparative more beautifully · superlative most beautifully
- In a beautiful manner.
The intercom system worked beautifully, despite the fact that the ear plugs were designed for human rather than kzinti ears.
1970, Larry Niven, Ringworld, page 2761 more example
Tom Cleverley had one of his better games, the highlight being a beautifully weighted pass to send Walcott away for his goal, and Rooney probably did as well as might have been anticipated given this was his first start in a competitive match since April.
2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, “(please specify the article title)”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a beautiful manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Vulgar Latin*bellitātem
- Anglo-Normanbiauté
- Middle Englishbeaute
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
- Proto-Germanic*fullaz
- Middle Englishbewteful
- Englishbeautiful
- Englishbeautifully
From beautiful + -ly. First attested in the 17th century.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan bellament
- bellamentin a beautiful manner
Chinese Mandarin 美麗地 /美丽地
- 美麗地 /美丽地 (měilì de)in a beautiful manner
Czech krásně
- krásněin a beautiful manner
Dutch mooi
- mooiin a beautiful manner
Esperanto bele
- belein a beautiful manner
Finnish kauniisti, ihanasti
- kauniistiin a beautiful manner
- ihanastiin a beautiful manner
French joliment
- jolimentin a beautiful manner
German schön
- schönin a beautiful manner
Hungarian szépen
- szépenin a beautiful manner
Latin pulchre
- pulchrein a beautiful manner
Polish pięknie, ślicznie
- piękniein a beautiful manner
- śliczniein a beautiful manner
- uroczoin a beautiful manner
- urodziwiein a beautiful manner
- ładniein a beautiful manner
Portuguese belamente, lindamente
- belamentein a beautiful manner
- lindamentein a beautiful manner
Romanian frumos
- frumosin a beautiful manner
Russian краси́во, прекра́сно
- краси́во (krasívo)in a beautiful manner
- прекра́сно (prekrásno)in a beautiful manner
Spanish bellamente
- bellamentein a beautiful manner
Swedish vackert
- vackertin a beautiful manner
Ukrainian прекра́сно, краси́во
- прекра́сно (prekrásno)in a beautiful manner
- краси́во (krasývo)in a beautiful manner
Cite this entry
beautifully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beautifully
“beautifully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beautifully. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beautifully,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beautifully.
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