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How to spell beautifully

Beautifully is spelled B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L-L-Y. The part people get wrong: double L.

hear itbeau·ti·ful·ly/bj'utəfli/adverbHidden vowels

What it means: In a way that is pleasing to look at.

In a sentence: The garden was beautifully filled with colorful flowers.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double l, and an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: beautiful, beautify, beauty, beautifulness. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Beautifully comes from the noun “beauty,” which entered English from Old French “beaute,” originally from Latin “bellus,” meaning “pretty” or “handsome.” The adverb ending “-ly” was added later to show “in a beautiful way.”

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