seraphically

Adverb

1. in a seraphic manner; with angelic purity.
   • Mr Swiveller out of sight, Miss Sally immediately withdrew. Mr Brass would then set the office-door wide open, hum his old tune with great gaiety of heart, and smile seraphically as before. - 1840 April – 1841 November,...
   • “You’re an angel, by Jove, you’re an angel!” said Foker, at which Blanche looked seraphically up to the chandelier. - 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 74, in The History of Pendennis....
   • They smiled at Kate seraphically, and she saw that they wanted to be alone, and that it made little difference to them whether they were sitting in a warm room or walking the windy streets. - 1914, Elia Wilkinson...

   Synonyms: angelically cherubically seraphically