Exquisitely
adv
adv ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 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."
- 2 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."
Adverb
- 1 in a delicate manner wordnet
Example
More examples"George Eliot is subtly subversive: there are have-nots on every fringe, and her women collaborate in exquisitely detailed mutual oppression."
Etymology
From exquisite + -ly.
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