brilliantly

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adverb

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

adverbbrilliantly (comparative more brilliantly, superlative most brilliantly)

comparative more brilliantly · superlative most brilliantly

  1. In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

    Some birds are feathered tufts of color so resplendent that they stand out brilliantly from their surroundings.

    2024 October 31, Ari Daniel, “How parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and yellows”, in NPR, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2025
    1 more example

    Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.

    2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2024

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbwith brightness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian ярко
  • ярко (jarko)in a brilliant manner
Catalan brillantment
  • brillantmentin a brilliant manner
Czech zářivě
  • zářivěin a brilliant manner
Esperanto brile
  • brilein a brilliant manner
Finnish loistavasti
  • loistavastiin a brilliant manner
French brillamment
  • brillammentin a brilliant manner
Hungarian zseniálisan
  • zseniálisanin a brilliant manner
Polish błyskotliwie, błyskotnie
  • błyskotliwiein a brilliant manner
  • błyskotniein a brilliant manner
  • błyszczącoin a brilliant manner
Portuguese brilhantemente
  • brilhantementein a brilliant manner
Romanian strălucit, strălucitor
  • strălucitin a brilliant manner
  • strălucitorin a brilliant manner
Spanish brillantemente
  • brillantementein a brilliant manner
Ukrainian блиску́че
  • блиску́че (blyskúče)in a brilliant manner
Cite this entry
APA

brilliantly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brilliantly

MLA

“brilliantly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brilliantly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brilliantly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brilliantly.

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