lovely and
idiom
British
: so as to give pleasure and enjoyment : pleasingly
Isn't the coffee lovely and hot!
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My mother constantly criticizes how my sister-in-law is raising the kids, who are lovely and adore their grandparents.
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Lori Gottlieb, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The honey-soy glaze is lovely and has a surprise (to me at least) ingredient.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
The film was at certain times a chilling representation of fear, trauma, and death, but at others hauntingly lovely and funny.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
Can the lovely and skeptical Helly, whose outie is Helena, the cold-blooded daughter of the company’s owner, be trusted once her backstory is relayed to the group?
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lori Gottlieb, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The honey-soy glaze is lovely and has a surprise (to me at least) ingredient.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
The film was at certain times a chilling representation of fear, trauma, and death, but at others hauntingly lovely and funny.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
Can the lovely and skeptical Helly, whose outie is Helena, the cold-blooded daughter of the company’s owner, be trusted once her backstory is relayed to the group?
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Lovely and.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lovely%20and. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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