lovely and

idiom

British
: so as to give pleasure and enjoyment : pleasingly
Isn't the coffee lovely and hot!

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Molded bonbons were also lovely and deft, if not quite up to the subtle complexity of Melissa Coppel or the trompe-la-langue lulz of Kreuther. Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025 My mother constantly criticizes how my sister-in-law is raising the kids, who are lovely and adore their grandparents. 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 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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