aesthetically en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English aesthetically From aesthetic + -ally.
Meanings
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In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
According to TikTok, where the trend has more than 30 million views, girl dinner is akin to an aesthetically pleasing Lunchable: an artfully arranged pile of snacks that, when consumed in high enough volume, constitutes a meal.[…]”
2023 July 8, Jessica Roy, “Is It a Meal? A Snack? No, It's 'Girl Dinner.'”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2023, retrieved 10 Jul 2023:Amid all the fevered anticipation of this fixture, few would have expected to witness an aesthetically pleasing example of the beautiful game.
2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| æsthetically | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more aesthetically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most aesthetically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| esthetically | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
gl esteticamente (in an aesthetic manner) · ca estèticament (in an aesthetic manner) · pl estetycznie (in an aesthetic manner) · ro în mod estetic (in an aesthetic manner) · fi esteettisesti (in an aesthetic manner) · ro estetic (in an aesthetic manner) · es estéticamente (in an aesthetic manner) · de ästhetisch (in an aesthetic manner) · ka ესთეტიკურად (in an aesthetic manner) · it esteticamente (in an aesthetic manner) · fr esthétiquement (in an aesthetic manner) · pt esteticamente (in an aesthetic manner)