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lovely

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love + -ly

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Adjective

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Positive
lovely

Comparative
lovelier

Superlative
loveliest

  1. If someone is lovely, that person is very good to look at. A lovely person is someone that you might love if you saw her or him.
    She is such a lovely girl.
  2. If a thing is lovely, seeing it makes you feel good.
    We had a lovely view of the mountains.
  3. If something is lovely it is very good.
    I think your idea is lovely.
  4. You can call something lovely for sarcasm if you find it very bad. When you do this, you really mean it is not lovely at all.
    I have a flat tire, now that's just lovely!

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