adj. & n.
adj. (lovelier, loveliest) 1 exquisitely beautiful. 2 colloq. pleasing, delightful.
n. (pl. -ies) colloq. a pretty woman. lovely and colloq. delightfully (lovely and warm). lovelily adv. loveliness n.
[ OE luflic (as LOVE) ]
adj. & n.
adj. (lovelier, loveliest) 1 exquisitely beautiful. 2 colloq. pleasing, delightful.
n. (pl. -ies) colloq. a pretty woman. lovely and colloq. delightfully (lovely and warm). lovelily adv. loveliness n.
[ OE luflic (as LOVE) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012