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i⋅dyl⋅lic

[ahy-dil-ik]
–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


i⋅dyl⋅li⋅cal⋅ly, adverb


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.
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