exquisitely
exquisitely adverb: in an exquisite manner.
Adverb
exquisitely (comparative more exquisitely, superlative most exquisitely)
- In an exquisite manner.
- Over the fish-dish — something sole-like, exquisitely seethed in a strange sauce, garnished with roots and fruits of the country — Tommy became sentimental.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 527
- She came running through the crowd dodging the cell-phoned heads, exquisitely attired as usual, probably the result of a recent shopping excursion at Fendi’s.2008, Lloyd Mardis, chapter 39, in Beneath the Mirror (Samantha King Mystery Series; 1), Denver, Colo.: Outskirts Press, →ISBN, page 204
- Exceedingly; in the highest degree.
- There was something exquisitely painful in the memories that crowded upon his mind: a thousand of Constance's daily acts of affection rose before him: neyer till this moment had he felt them unrequited; but now they were remembered like a reproach.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 282–283
- They danced on silently, softly. Their feet played tricks to the beat of the tireless measure, that exquisitely asinine blare which is England's punishment for having lost America.1922, Michael Arlen, “2/2/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days
exquisitely meaning in Tamil
exquisitely in Tamil
- நிரம்பவழகியர்
Examples of exquisitely in a sentence
- The great and majestic Hagen axes of Papua New Guinea are exquisitely wrought and of great value.
- Dery describes Bowie as "a reverse-drag queen: a heteroflexible straight man playing an exquisitely androgynous gay."
- Lovingly restored and exquisitely maintained, the great frigate is docked at Boston and open to the public.
Forms of exquisitely
| comparative | more exquisitely |
|---|---|
| superlative | most exquisitely |
Origin of exquisitely
From exquisite + -ly.
Questions about exquisitely
- What does exquisitely mean?
- Exquisitely means in an exquisite manner.
- What is exquisitely in Tamil?
- Exquisitely in Tamil is நிரம்பவழகியர். See Exquisitely meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is exquisitely?
- Exquisitely is an adverb.
Words near exquisitely in the dictionary
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