Synonyms for superbly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : soo-purb, suh-
Phonetic Transcription : sʊˈpɜrb, sə-

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Définition of superbly

Origin :
  • 1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, monuments, etc.), from Latin superbus "grand, proud, sumptuous," from super "above, over" (see super-). The second element probably is from PIE root *bhe- "to be." General sense of "very fine" developed by 1729.
  • As in perfectly : adv without flaw
  • As in beautifully : adv in an attractive or pleasing manner
  • As in excellently : adv very well
  • As in magnificently : adv very well
  • As in marvelously : adv excellently
  • As in splendidly : adv brilliantly
Example sentences :
  • Superbly self-possessed as he was, he could not conceal his anger.
  • Extract from : « Up the Forked River » by Edward Sylvester Ellis
  • She was superbly dressed, her neck and arms and hair were all a-glitter with diamonds.
  • Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
  • Eighteen years before, Moscow society had defeated him, superbly.
  • Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
  • They were superbly muscular and used to the dragging efforts of novices.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • She was superbly willing to amuse, and on any terms; and her temper could do it as well as her wit.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • He rose from the table, bowing grandly, superbly, arrogantly.
  • Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
  • It is a superbly beautiful scene, perhaps the most beautiful in all Europe.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken
  • The characters are superbly drawn; the atmosphere is convincing.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • I once had one; I was then in my sixteenth year, and superbly beautiful.
  • Extract from : « City Crimes » by Greenhorn
  • That long, muscular body was superbly steady on the short, thick legs.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford

Antonyms for superbly

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