Both Uses of
beatific
in
Hyperion
- The person questioned smiles beatifically and responds in some non sequitur that would make the babble of the Web's worst village idiot seem like sage aphorisms in comparison.†
Part 1 *beatifically = in a manner that expresses or produces a calm joy
- Before clicking it into his skull socket he looked at me again, almost beatifically.†
Part 5
Definition:
expressing or producing a calm joy -- especially from a holy source