deliciously

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She was vaguely conscious--deliciously, bewilderingly--of having heard this all before.

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  1. In a delicious manner; in a manner to please the taste or gratify the mind; sweetly; daintily; delightfully; luxuriously. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her. Rev. xviii. 7.

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  • Then she fell in love with a straw sunhat whose brim framed her face deliciously, and a tiny evening purse flashing with fake jewels that was perfect with the silk skirt. —  TheMillionaire’sPregnantWife
  • Give your patriotic picnics and potlucks a truly independent flavor; serve foods grown "locally, deliciously, and sustainably," as the —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • His insights into that greatest of games; the contrast of the magnificent and the mundane regarding Teddy Ballgame's career; and, most deliciously, the sublime prose to describe the pedestrian scenes at the ballpark make for a wonderful experience. —  The American Spectator
  • The stir-fry sauce is so deliciously, irresistibly, intoxicatingly* drinkable - —  The Food Pornographer
  • Low-carbing saved my life, deliciously, and made my family doctor a liar. —  Latest Articles
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