glamorously

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈɡlæmərəsli/ UK /ˈɡlamərəsli/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in an alluring, glamorous manner

    She was glamorously dressed for the gala in silk and pearls.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in an alluring, glamorous... alluringlyelegantlystylishlydazzlinglyfashionably
Opposites
dowdilydrablyplainly
Word family
Related forms glamorousglamourglamorize

Etymology

From glamorous + -ly. Glamour is a Scots alteration of grammar (in the sense of occult learning, magic), ultimately from Ancient Greek grammatikē ('of letters').

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