Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ person is very attractive to look at.
She was a very ~ woman...
To me he is the most ~ child in the world.
? ugly
ADJ
2.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is very attractive or pleasing.
New England is ~...
It was a ~ morning...
ADJ
~ly
The children behaved ~ly.
...a ~ly clear, sunny day.
ADV: usu ADV after v
3.
You can describe something that someone does as ~ when they do it very skilfully.
That’s a ~ shot!
ADJ
~ly
Arsenal played ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed