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aesthetically

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See also: æsthetically

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Etymology

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    From aesthetic + -ally.

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    Adverb

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    aesthetically (comparative more aesthetically, superlative most aesthetically)

    1. In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
      • 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman[1]:
        Amid all the fevered anticipation of this fixture, few would have expected to witness an aesthetically pleasing example of the beautiful game.
      • 2023 July 8, Jessica Roy, “Is It a Meal? A Snack? No, It's 'Girl Dinner.'”, in The New York Times[2], archived from the original on 1 August 2023, retrieved 10 July 2023:
        According to TikTok, where the trend has more than 30 million views, girl dinner is akin to an aesthetically pleasing Lunchable: an artfully arranged pile of snacks that, when consumed in high enough volume, constitutes a meal. []

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