love‧ly S1 W3 / lʌvli / 形容词 ( comparative lovelier , superlative loveliest )

1 especially British English beautiful or attractive :

She had a lovely face.

What a lovely house!

You look lovely in that dress.

He was a lovely little boy.

What a lovely day!

2 spoken especially British English very pleasant, enjoyable, or good :

Thank you for a lovely evening.

That was a lovely cup of tea.

3 informal especially British English friendly and pleasant :

Richard’s a lovely person.

4 British English spoken used to say that something is not at all enjoyable or good :

‘The cat threw up all over the carpet!’ ‘Lovely!’

You’ve made a lovely mess in here.

5 lovely and warm/fresh/clean etc British English spoken used to emphasize how good something is :

This bread’s lovely and fresh.

6 British English spoken used to show that you are pleased with something :

Push it right across. That’s it, lovely.

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