beautifully

adverb

beau·​ti·​ful·​ly ˈbyü-ti-f(ə-)lē 

1

: in a beautiful manner : in a way that excites aesthetic pleasure

beautifully decorated mansions

As one of the oldest planned cities in the country, Savannah is known for compact, walkable streets and beautifully landscaped historic squares.

—Lisa Chamberlain

2

: in a highly effective or excellent manner

This sort of diagram … beautifully illustrates the genetic connections between organisms as disparate as a cheetah and an eelworm.

—Anthony Doerr

Examples of beautifully in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For another easy-to-care-for choice that relishes sunlight, look to creeping juniper and its beautifully hazy blue-green leaves. —Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026

This garden works beautifully on a patio or indoors on a sunny windowsill. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Touching on both, this memoir beautifully conveys the haunting presence of an estranged relative and the blurry line between longing and reluctance toward reconnection. —Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

Here are some of the best cascading plants that work beautifully in window boxes, along with lots of inspiration on how to use them. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1