/ ˈhevnli; NAmE / adjective
1.
[ only before noun ] connected with heaven :
our heavenly Father (= God)
the heavenly kingdom
2.
[ only before noun ] connected with the sky :
heavenly bodies (= the sun, moon, stars and planets)
3.
( informal ) very pleasant
SYN wonderful :
a heavenly morning / feeling
This place is heavenly.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English heofonlic (see heaven , -ly ).