Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EL'E-GANT-LY
EL'E-GANT-LY, adv.
- In a manner to please; with elegance; with beauty; with pleasing propriety; as, a composition elegantly written.
- With due symmetry; with well formed and duly proportioned parts; as, a house elegantly built.
- Richly; with rich or handsome materials well disposed as, a room elegantly furnished; a woman elegantly dressed.
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