Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a lovable way.
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- adverb In a
lovable manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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You were right, but many Mets fans who grew up with Shea developed an affection for the place simply because it was their baseball home, and it was, from one perspective, kind of lovably awful, as were the Mets for so many years compared to the
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions By GERRY MARZORATI 2010
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The one that first earned renown, a lovably dumb slice of pop-rap called "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell," earned the fledgling trio a reputation as a novelty act.
A Brooklyn Rap Crew Defies Its Name Nick Neyland 2011
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On the other hand, our hero lovably causes a big, fantastic, building-exploding disaster!
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On the other hand, our hero lovably causes a big, fantastic, building-exploding disaster!
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It takes a little while to grasp what it is about "Raising Hope" that distinguishes it from other comedies peopled by lovably outrageous blue-collar types — think "My Name Is Earl," which concerned the not deeply compelling adventures of a pack of endearing losers and ran for four seasons on NBC.
Chances for Hope Dorothy Rabinowitz 2010
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With lovably questionable production values, an uneven cast and some very patchy writing, it was little more than an enjoyable diversion for those fans drawn into SF by Star Wars.
Galactica Original | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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Woody is a badass, Jesse is lovably neurotic, Emma is HOT (and does a mean impression of the secretary from Ghostbusters) and Abigail is cute but tough.
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End of another era: Andy Rooney makes his final lovably curmudgeonly observations as a regular contributor to CBS' 60 Minutes 7/6c.
Matt's Guide to Weekend TV: Fringe, Doctor Who, Dexter and More 2011
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As Tai, the awkward new girl in a class of sophisticated, wealthy Beverly Hills teens, Brittany was lovably and adorably naive.
Favorite Brittany Murphy ‘Clueless’ Quotes From Hollywood Crush » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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As if the prospect of having to obey his wife's living will and pull the plug on her life support isn't arduous enough, his daughter tells him that his soon-to-be late wife's been cheating on him with a local estate agent Matthew Lillard – finally, a director gets this lovably louche actor!
Alexander Payne's The Descendants – not just for the kids, thankfully 2012
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