gorgeously

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gorgeously - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gorgeous \Gor"geous\, a. [OF. gorgias beautiful, glorious, vain,
     luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff, neck handkerchief, and F.
     gorge throat, and se pengorger to assume airs. Cf. Gorge,
     n.]
     Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine;
     magnificent.
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           Cloud-land, gorgeous land.               --Coleridge.
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           Gorgeous as the sun at midsummer.        --Shak.
     -- Gor"geous*ly, adv. -- Gor"geous*ness, n.
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gorgeously - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gorgeously
      adv 1: in an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was
             gorgeously dressed" [syn: gorgeously, splendidly,
             resplendently, magnificently]