adv
brilliantly
adv
1
In a very skilful, impressive, or bright manner.
"She played the piano brilliantly at the recital."
"The stars shone brilliantly in the clear night sky."
How to Use Brilliantly
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDone in a brilliant, dazzling, or highly skilful way.
Common pairings
performed brilliantly
brilliantly executed
Word Forms
more brilliantly comparative, most brilliantly superlative
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Etymology
From brilliant plus the adverb suffix -ly.
Rhymes for brilliantly
instantly
elegantly
valiantly
blatantly
distantly
abundantly
constantly
pleasantly
importantly
reluctantly
incessantly
triumphantly
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