What does desirably mean?
Desirably means in a manner likely to arouse desire.
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/dɪˈzaɪ(j)əɹəbli/ · adverb
in a manner likely to arouse desire.
How much funkiness makes a pinot taste desirably complex, and how much more really is too much? Is a pinot good if it does not taste more like fruit than stones?
The men were princely dressed in pin striped suits, fedora hats and broad toe shoes with patterned vamps. I had only seen these desirably dressed men as moving watercolor images in Velvet Rose magazines.
Use desirably when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Desirably means in a manner likely to arouse desire.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How much funkiness makes a pinot taste desirably complex, and how much more really is too much? Is a pinot good if it does not taste more like fruit than stones?
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