beautifully

adverb

beau·​ti·​ful·​ly ˈbyü-ti-f(ə-)lē 

1

: in a beautiful manner : in a way that excites aesthetic pleasure

beautifully decorated mansions

As one of the oldest planned cities in the country, Savannah is known for compact, walkable streets and beautifully landscaped historic squares.

—Lisa Chamberlain

2

: in a highly effective or excellent manner

This sort of diagram … beautifully illustrates the genetic connections between organisms as disparate as a cheetah and an eelworm.

—Anthony Doerr

Examples of beautifully in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The genus Gaillardia includes annual, perennial, and biennial species, all of which perform beautifully in mixed borders, cottage gardens, or meadow plantings. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025

Director Jared Hess also shared his approach to shaping Steve, the blank-slate character that Black beautifully brings to life. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025

Nowhere is the dream of pastoral harmony regained through scientific knowledge more beautifully realized than in Boucher’s nocturne of a cherub, telescope in hand, contemplating the moon. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025

Soni and Groff have clearly nurtured their friendship, which translates on screen beautifully in Roshan Sethi's third feature film, A Nice Indian Boy. —Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1