aesthetically
aesthetically adverb: in an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
Adverb
aesthetically (comparative more aesthetically, superlative most aesthetically)
- In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
- 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
- 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
Forms of aesthetically
| comparative | more aesthetically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most aesthetically |
| alternative form | æsthetically |
| alternative form | esthetically |
Origin of aesthetically
From aesthetic + -ally.
Questions about aesthetically
- What does aesthetically mean?
- Aesthetically means in an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
- What part of speech is aesthetically?
- Aesthetically is an adverb.
Words near aesthetically in the dictionary
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