ROMANTICALLY

romantically

(adverb) in a romantic manner; “they were romantically linked”

romantically

(adverb) in a romantic manner; “she fantasized romantically about eloping with her boyfriend”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

romantically (comparative more romantically, superlative most romantically)

In a romantic way.

Source: Wiktionary


ROMANTIC

Ro*man"tic, a. Etym: [F. romantique, fr. OF. romant. See Romance.]

1. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking. Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, more absurd, and undeed romantic, than such a persuasion South. Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have represented as chimerical and romantic. Addison.

2. Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.

3. Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets.

4. Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.

Syn.

– Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious; extravagant; wild; chimerical. See Sentimental. The romantic drama. See under Drama.

ROMANTICAL

Ro*man"tic*al, a.

Definition: Romantic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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