adj. & n.
--adj. (lovelier, loveliest)
1. exquisitely beautiful.
2 colloq. pleasing, delightful.
--n. (pl. -ies) colloq. a pretty woman.
Phrases and idioms:
lovely and colloq. delightfully (lovely and warm).
Derivatives:
lovelily adv. loveliness n.
Etymology: OE luflic (as LOVE)