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aes⋅thet⋅i⋅cal⋅ly

  [es-thet-ik-lee or, especially Brit., ees-]
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–adverb
1. according to aesthetics or its principles.
2. in an aesthetic manner.
Also, esthetically.

Origin:
1820–30; aesthetical + -ly
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aes·thet·ic or es·thet·ic   (ěs-thět'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Relating to the philosophy or theories of aesthetics.
  2. Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste: the aesthetic faculties.
  3. Characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty.
  4. Artistic: The play was an aesthetic success.
  5. Informal Conforming to accepted notions of good taste.
n.  
  1. A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility: "a generous Age of Aquarius aesthetic that said that everything was art" (William Wilson).
  2. An underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior: "What troubled him was the squalor of [the colonel's] aesthetic" (Lewis H. Lapham).

[German ästhetisch, from New Latin aesthēticus, from Greek aisthētikos, of sense perception, from aisthēta, perceptible things, from aisthanesthai, to perceive; see au- in Indo-European roots.]
aes·thet'i·cal·ly adv.
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