charming

adj

1. Pleasant, charismatic.

   “"What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."”

   “In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.”

2. Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of charm

noun

1. The casting of a magical charm.

   “They denied me often flour, barm and milk, / Goose-grease and tar, when I ne'er hurt their charmings, / Their brewlocks, nor their batches, nor forespoke / Any of their breedings.”

intj

1. (British, ironic)Used in response to behaviour or language considered offensive or uncouth.

   “The other murderer is sadistically hacked to pieces, while the proceedings are being videoed – and the DVD is sent to Nick's home so that his daughter can see it. Oh, charming.”