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Antonyms for supremely


Grammar : Adv
Spell : suh-preem, soo-
Phonetic Transcription : səˈprim, sʊ-



Definition of supremely

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Middle French suprême, from Latin supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above" (see super-). Supreme Being first attested 1690s; Supreme Court is from 1709.
  • As in perfectly : adv without flaw
  • As in principally : adv mainly
  • As in excellently : adv very well
  • As in above all : adv most importantly
  • As in preeminently : adv conspicuously
  • As in par excellence : adv of highest quality
  • As in especially : adv exceptionally, particularly
  • As in greatly : adv considerably
  • As in highly : adv very, well
Example sentences :
  • Both rooms were large and furnished in a style that had been supremely luxurious in 1878.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She had lost the few remaining days in which she could have been supremely happy.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • And in as much as he can continue to repeat them to himself, he is supremely content.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • I was crying like a child at the sight of it all, but none the less I was supremely happy.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • This vigor is supremely great, and in the highest degree unbending.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • He returned them as became a man who was supremely pious and devout.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • There, there; don't look so supremely indignant and contemptuous.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever
  • As he took his place that evening at the supper-table, he was supremely happy.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • He was surprised by his supremely shameless bitterness at this juncture.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • But he turned in before midnight, because he dreaded the next day supremely.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various

Synonyms for supremely

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