1
[ adverb ] with brightness

Synonyms

bright brightly

Examples

"the stars shone brilliantly" "the windows glowed jewel bright"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

At the end of the performance , Dave and Max came_out into the brilliantly lit foyer among a surge of gowned and tuxedoed first_nighters .

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

During a 1933 tsunami in Japan the sea glowed brilliantly at night .

(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)

Slowly the procession of warriors and statesmen passes_through the snow beside the black water and into the brilliantly lighted cathedral , the shrine of so many precious memories .

Related terms

bright brilliant bright brilliant

2
[ adverb ] in an extremely intelligent way

Examples

"he solved the problem brilliantly"

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

She topped the sextet brilliantly .

Related terms

brainy brainy

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Rhymes with

conveniently leniently obediently valiantly poignantly inherently silently insistently significantly hesitantly indignantly elegantly excellently incoherently intermittently violently persistently virulently fraudulently consistently exultantly differently fluently stringently insufficiently intelligently negligently efficiently inefficiently sufficiently decently frequently obediently coherently vehemently recently infrequently diligently bluntly blatantly flamboyantly urgently fervently complacently patently impatiently patiently concurrently reverently pungently instantly stridently prudently constantly inadvertently imprudently defiantly imminently unpleasantly transparently incompetently reluctantly pleasantly flagrantly permanently prominently extravagantly evidently eminently magnificently eloquently triumphantly subsequently consequently confidently adamantly innocently abundantly inherently independently apparently arrogantly presently incessantly predominantly vehemently currently ardently importantly nonchalantly passionately fortunately compassionately disproportionately definitely inordinately proportionately infinitely unfortunately indiscriminately indefinitely affectionately dispassionately immaculately accurately inaccurately minutely competently explicitly implicitly deliberately intently consequently incidentally intimately legitimately approximately ultimately ineptly politely tightly nightly neatly knightly resolutely dishonestly absolutely lightly immediately devoutly delicately intricately honestly earnestly innately inappropriately gently faintly saintly differently jointly attlee modestly elaborately desperately illicitly slightly flatly exquisitely lastly motley aptly quaintly perfectly separately exactly swiftly privately alternately separately adroitly distinctly desperately succinctly moderately hotly appropriately secretly acutely strictly inadequately adequately wheatley rightly lately unsightly fortunately quietly unfortunately astutely concretely abruptly partly brightly fortnightly portly robustly imperfectly hartley shortly justly smartly ghastly softly sweetly costly courtly vastly stoutly sprightly

Phonetic and Homophones

B R IH1 L Y AH0 N T L IY0

Similar Spelling

brilliant brilliancy brilliantine brilliance brawling

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