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i⋅dyl⋅lic

  [ahy-dil-ik]
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–adjective
1. suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic: his idyllic life in Tahiti.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an idyll.
Origin:
1855–60; idyll + -ic

Related forms:
i⋅dyl⋅li⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. unspoiled, sylvan, pastoral, arcadian.
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i·dyl·lic   (ī-dĭl'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of or having the nature of an idyll.
  2. Simple and carefree: an idyllic vacation in a seashore cottage.
i·dyl'li·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Idyllic

I*dyl"lic\, a. Of or belonging to idyls.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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