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Definition of lovely noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lovely

noun

/ˈlʌvli/

/ˈlʌvli/

(plural lovelies)

(old-fashioned)

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a beautiful person, usually a woman
Word OriginOld English luflic (see love, -ly).

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