ATTRACTIVELY

beautifully, attractively

(adverb) in a beautiful manner; “her face was beautifully made up”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

attractively (comparative more attractively, superlative most attractively)

In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.

Source: Wiktionary


ATTRACTIVE

At*tract"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. attractif.]

1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. Sir I. Newton.

2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive graces." Milton. "Attractive eyes." Thackeray. Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. Lubbock.

– At*tract"ive*ly, adv.

– At*tract"ive*ness, n.

At*tract"ive, n.

Definition: That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement. Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 December 2024

SUNGLASSES

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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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