ravishingly
- adverb
- /ˈrævɪʃɪŋli/
- By the way, how is that ravishingly handsome fiance of yours?
- ravishingly beautiful
Examples
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There he was, lying out in the sun in a corner of my friend Patrick's deck, in the ravishingly beautiful and warm late October sunlight.
Fiction book (1997) -
By the way, how is that ravishingly handsome fiance of yours?
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And every one of them ravishingly beautiful.
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Narrator: Dora was the most ravishingly pretty girl I had ever seen.
Fiction book (2000) -
Yesterday, I shared a look at the ravishingly restored original shoreline in Prospect Park's Concert Grove.
Blog text (21) -
It was a ravishingly beautiful pout, but still a pout.
Fiction book (1999) -
She looks ravishingly elegant.
Fiction book (1996) -
"The bride-to-be is ravishingly lovely in a snow-white chiffon frock by Telleur."
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The bride-to-be is ravishingly lovely in a snow-white chiffon frock by Telleur.
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The opera arrives in a ravishingly good set from the Boston Early Music Festival.
Synonyms
In a very beautiful or impressive way
In a very pleasant way that makes you feel happy
In a very beautiful or impressive way
In a pleasant way that makes people like you
In a very beautiful or amazing way
In a very beautiful and impressive way
In a way that tempts you to want something that is hard to get
In a way that makes people feel love or delight
In a way that looks nice and makes people notice it
In a very bright and impressive way
In a bright, happy way that shows great joy
In a way that makes people feel great surprise and admiration
In a way that looks pleasant and attracts people
In a way that makes people feel very interested
In a friendly and pleasant way that makes people like you
In a way that makes someone want something
In a smooth, confident way that charms people
In a charming way that delights people and holds their attention
In a bright and beautiful way that impresses people
In a charming way that makes people like you
In an attractive, charming way that draws positive attention
In a way that is attractive and makes people pay attention
In a way that attracts and holds people's attention
In a very charming, almost magical way that attracts people
In a way that shines and seems very impressive
In a cheerful, pleasant way that makes people smile
In a very beautiful or pleasant way that makes you feel happy
Antonyms
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ravishingly comes from the verb ravish, which goes back to an old Latin word rapere meaning 'to seize'. So, to be 'ravished' is like being 'seized' by beauty or great pleasure, and ravishingly means 'in a very charming or beautiful way'.