bewitchinglyadv.
/bᵻˈwɪtʃɪŋli/, U.S. /bəˈwɪtʃɪŋli/, /biˈwɪtʃɪŋli/ In a bewitching manner; charmingly, alluringly, enchantingly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adverb] > fascinatingly or enchantingly
charmingly1611
bewitchingly1612
witchingly1682
enchantingly1748
fascinatingly1773
witching1808
captivatingly1861
charismatically1965
1612 J. Cotta Short Discouerie Dangers Ignorant Practisers Physicke i. v. 38 It is manifest, both how bold and confident ignorance will be, as also how powerfully and bewitchingly it deceiueth the distressed minde.
1796 F. Burney Camilla (new ed.) II. xxii. 207 She possessed all that was most softly attractive, most bewitchingly beautiful, and most irresistibly captivating.
1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret II. xi. 218 My lady..smiled most bewitchingly.
1980 R. Mabey Common Ground ii. i. 95 Bewitchingly secluded gullies of alder and downy birch.
2013 Church Times 2 Aug. 23/1 Michelangelo's sonnet, sung bewitchingly in Russian by the bass-baritone Eric Owens.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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