desirably
UK/dɪˈzaɪ(j)əɹəbli/
desirably adverb: in a manner likely to arouse desire.
Adverb
desirably (comparative more desirably, superlative most desirably)
- in a manner likely to arouse desire
- How much funkiness makes a pinot taste desirably complex, and how much more really is too much? Is a pinot good if it does not taste more like fruit than stones?2004, John Winthrop Haeger, North American Pinot Noir, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 150
- The men were princely dressed in pin striped suits, fedora hats and broad toe shoes with patterned vamps. I had only seen these desirably dressed men as moving watercolor images in Velvet Rose magazines.2020, Veronica Purcell, The Fourth Zaldizko (Seriphyn Knight Chronicles; book 2), Katarr Kanticles Press, page 7
desirably meaning in Tamil
desirably in Tamil
- விரும்பத்தக்க வகையிலான
Forms of desirably
| comparative | more desirably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most desirably |
Origin of desirably
From desire + -ably.
Questions about desirably
- What does desirably mean?
- Desirably means in a manner likely to arouse desire.
- What is desirably in Tamil?
- Desirably in Tamil is விரும்பத்தக்க வகையிலான. See Desirably meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is desirably?
- Desirably is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce desirably?
- Desirably is pronounced /dɪˈzaɪ(j)əɹəbli/ (UK).
Words near desirably in the dictionary
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