Meanings
comparative more splendidly · superlative most splendidly
- In a splendid manner.
“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 511 more example
"Despite restrictions I did manage to talk a couple of colleagues into doing a sponsored walk [...]. Due to COVID-19 we had to organise this ourselves, but it went off splendidly and the three of us walked 12 miles along the Basing Canal on the River Wey and Thames. [...]."
2020 November 18, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 71
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwonderfully
adverbin an impressively beautiful manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsplendidus
- Englishsplendid
- Englishsplendidly
Translations
Catalan esplèndidament
- esplèndidamentin a splendid manner
Hungarian ragyogóan, nagyszerűen
- ragyogóanin a splendid manner
- nagyszerűenin a splendid manner
Spanish espléndidamente
- espléndidamentein a splendid manner
Cite this entry
splendidly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splendidly
“splendidly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splendidly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splendidly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splendidly.
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