"delightfully" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-delightfully.wav [US] Forms: more delightfully [comparative], most delightfully [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English delightful Middle English -ly English -ly English delightfully From delightful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|delightful|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English delightful Middle English -ly English -ly English delightfully [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "delightfully", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="delightfully"> From delightful + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} delightfully (comparative more delightfully, superlative most delightfully)
  1. In a delightful manner. Translations (Translations): deleitosamente (Spanish), deleitablemente (Spanish)
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