Ravishingly
[rav-i-shing] /ˈræv ɪ ʃɪŋ/
adjective
1.
extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.
/ˈrævɪʃɪŋ/
adjective
1.
delightful; lovely; entrancing
n.
“act of plundering,” c.1300, verbal noun from ravish (v.).
adj.
mid-14c., “ravenous;” early 15c., “enchanting;” present participle adjective from ravish (v.). The figurative notion is of “carrying off from earth to heaven.” Related: Ravishingly.
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