charmingly

adverb

as in deliciously
in a pleasing way a charmingly old-fashioned country inn

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Recent Examples of charmingly Haloed in distorted guitar and jagged synths, Wolf comes off as a champion of her own avoidance, her heroism charmingly pathetic. — Enzo Escober, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 Project Hail Mary’s Ryan Gosling is still floating around charmingly in zero gravity in the background. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 The neighborhood that surrounds The Homestead is charmingly quiet, to the point where there’s not one traffic light, only stop signs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 His tenure was a creatively fecund one, and some of his work—most famously the charmingly opulent Bird on the Rock design—has remained in production ever since. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026 There’s a charmingly old-school simplicity to the proceedings. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026 In 2017, Fertitta bought into the EMM Group, which owned the charmingly gimmicky Meatpacking District seafood restaurant Catch, before restructuring it under his main corporate umbrella in 2021. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 In those interviews, the brothers are charmingly self-effacing and humble, a far cry from the braggadocious, aggressive posturing that defined their early celebrity. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 No movie has ever been made worse by Mads Mikkelsen, who plays our Big Bad, while Waller-Bridge has great comedic rapport with Ford as his charmingly roguish sidekick. — Frank Deruggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmingly
  1. deliciously
  2. nicely
  3. delightfully
  4. great
  5. enjoyably
  6. well
  7. finely
  8. sweetly
Adverb
  • Swirls of caramel, cream, and espresso brown give classic tips a deliciously decadent upgrade, no barista required.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But the sum succeeds, teetering deliciously between sweet and savory.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliciously
Adverb
  • The vocals from both Lamar and Rihanna cut through the mix nicely, and the percussion was nice and detailed.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Setting the shifting moods expertly is Michael Giacchino’s score that nicely avoids the clichés of the genre(s) while still honoring them.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of nicely
Adverb
  • What was created to be unique and delightfully tacky has become so boringly mainstream and expected.
    — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The person responsible for that delightfully strange scene was Stephanie Pao, who owns The Fleuria, a mobile bookstore housed in a book truck.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of delightfully
Adverb
  • Last year for my birthday, two of my closest friends gifted me this beautiful Bellocchi casserole, which worked great alongside the yellows and greens of the sunflowers as an unconventional but perfect salad bowl.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
  • To this end, Ochs is offering some great-looking, sexy dresses and going-out tops for spring.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of great
Adverb
  • The Hunting Wives, season two The enjoyably ridiculous sapphic drama starring Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow will bring back most of the cast with several big additions, including John Stamos, Dale Dickey, and WNBA All-Star Angel Reese.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The extremely soapy, enjoyably satirical true-life drama chronicles love, rampant betrayal and a brazen murder plot through three decades of the iconic Gucci fashion house.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of enjoyably
Adverb
  • The Horned Frogs also have one of the country’s best tight ends in Kari Ashley, who has been a breakout star.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The cosmonauts plonked down on November 19th, 1965 in the Midlands market town of Rugby, a cultural backwater best known for the sport, the school, and wartime poet Rupert Brooke, in that order.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of well
Adverb
  • Combine 1 large red or yellow onion, finely chopped, 3 celery stalks, finely chopped, 1 large carrot, peeled, finely chopped, 1 tsp.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Even within the world of sports ownership and equities, things are being sliced and diced more finely.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of finely
Adverb
  • Much of their relationship unfolds sweetly over Zoom calls while Peter, aka Petya, operates out of Vienna with Natalia still in Ukraine.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The actor played the role of the sweetly endearing mouse puppet, a character beloved by children all over the world — and, apparently, Ed Sullivan.
    — Kaja Andric, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of sweetly

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“Charmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmingly. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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