ravishing

[ rav-i-shing ]

/ ˈræv ɪ ʃɪŋ /

extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.

Origin of ravishing

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at ravish, -ing¹

rav·ish·ing·ly, adverb

ravenous ravaging ravishing (see synonym study at ravenous)

ravine, ravined, raving, ravioli, ravish, ravishing, ravishment, raw, raw bar, raw deal, raw fibers

Lehman thought it made her look chic, “ravishingly beautiful” in fact—which of course pleased Elizabeth but horrified Nichols.

Liz Taylor's Secret Life |William J. Mann |October 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
She was ravishingly pretty, but struck me as being at the same time rather pensive.

Short Stories |Fiodor Dostoievski
The auditorium was gradually darkened,and the dividing curtain disclosed a ravishingly beautiful scene by the sea-shore.

The Sorrows of Satan |Marie Corelli
Diane entered from the bedroom, ravishingly dressed for the street in a costume that well set off her perfect figure.

In Friendship's Guise |Wm. Murray Graydon

The sweet-williams are ravishingly sweet now; and I would like to have just my dog near when I love Edgar so.

Juggernaut |George Cary Eggleston
There are no ravishingly beautiful women present, and no positively ugly ones.

The Complete Works of Artemus Ward |Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)

ravishing

/ (ˈrævɪʃɪŋ) /

delightful; lovely; entrancing

ravishingly, adverb