loverly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of loverly
Example Sentences
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Still, how loverly to watch Carly Bawden making a star of herself.
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2012
A packed house at the Royal Albert Hall had a "loverly" time on Saturday as classic musical My Fair Lady had its first performance at the BBC Proms.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2012
After all that time, it is a relief to know that the rain in Spain still stays mainly in the plain and that My Fair Lady is as loverly as she was in 1956.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Pierre and Raymond decided that life was, at last, loverly.
From Time Magazine Archive
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So you can imagine that when I felt the loverly love for Mara, it was ten times more potent because it was the only thing I had for my heart to feel.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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