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RAVISHINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ravishingly mean?
• RAVISHINGLY (adverb)
The adverb RAVISHINGLY has 1 sense:
1. in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree
Familiarity information: RAVISHINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree
Context example:
she was ravishingly beautiful
Pertainym:
ravishing (stunningly beautiful)
Context examples
"A ravishingly lovely lady, who exclaimed, with a cry of rapture, 'At last! At last!'" continued Kate, who had read French novels, and admired the style.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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