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LOVERLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does loverly mean?
• LOVERLY (adjective)
The adjective LOVERLY has 1 sense:
1. like or in the manner of a lover
Familiarity information: LOVERLY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Like or in the manner of a lover
Synonyms:
loverlike; loverly
Similar:
loving (feeling or showing love and affection)
Context examples
"You've had a loverly afternoon for your drive, dear," said her mother, as respectfully as if the whole twelve had come.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Thanks to the conspirators, the tables were turned that night, for Hayes sent up a wilderness of flowers, with a loverly basket arranged in his best manner for a centerpiece.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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