adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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byo͞oʹtĭf(ə)lē
/ˈbjuː.tɪ.f(ə.)li/
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CMU ARPABET:B Y UW1 T AH0 F L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a beautiful manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
in a beautiful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her face was beautifully made up
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: attractively
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From beautiful + -ly, circa 17th century.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
прыго́жа
(pryhóža)
— In a beautiful manner
Catalan:
bellament
— In a beautiful manner
Chinese Mandarin:
美麗地 /美丽地
(měilì de)
— In a beautiful manner
Czech:
krásně
— In a beautiful manner
Dutch:
mooi
— In a beautiful manner
Esperanto:
bele
— In a beautiful manner
Finnish:
kauniisti
— In a beautiful manner
Finnish:
ihanasti
— In a beautiful manner
French:
joliment
— In a beautiful manner
German:
schön
— In a beautiful manner
Hungarian:
szépen
— In a beautiful manner
Latin:
pulchre
— In a beautiful manner
Marathi:
सुंदरतेने
(sundartene)
— In a beautiful manner
Middle English:
lovely
— In a beautiful manner
Navajo:
nizhónígo
— In a beautiful manner
Polish:
pięknie
— In a beautiful manner
Polish:
ślicznie
— In a beautiful manner
Polish:
uroczo
— In a beautiful manner
Polish:
urodziwie
— In a beautiful manner
Polish:
ładnie
— In a beautiful manner
Portuguese:
belamente
— In a beautiful manner
Romanian:
frumos
— In a beautiful manner
Russian:
краси́во
(krasívo)
— In a beautiful manner
Russian:
прекра́сно
(prekrásno)
— In a beautiful manner
Spanish:
bellamente
— In a beautiful manner
Swedish:
vackert
— In a beautiful manner
Telugu:
అందముగా
(andamugā)
— In a beautiful manner
Ukrainian:
прекра́сно
(prekrásno)
— In a beautiful manner
Ukrainian:
краси́во
(krasývo)
— In a beautiful manner