Beautified

/ˈbjuːtɪfaɪd/ adjective

Definition

Made more beautiful, attractive, or aesthetically pleasing; enhanced in appearance.

Etymology

From 'beautify' (verb, to make beautiful, from beauty plus '-fy' suffix meaning to make or cause), in past tense form '-ed'. Emphasizes a completed action of making something beautiful.

Kelly Says

In the Beatitudes from the Bible, it says 'blessed are the pure in heart' was originally written as 'beautified are the pure in heart'—showing how beauty and goodness were connected in old religious language!

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