brightly

Adverb

Meaning

Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor.

With lively intelligence; intelligently.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bright brilliantly jauntily lightly happily intelligently cheerfully gaily merrily glowingly serenely lucidly blithely dazzlingly jubilantly

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Antonyms

unfortunately alas anciently densely steeply softly

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Phrases with the word

brightly colored fish brightly printed brightly colored beetle brightly coloured parrot burn brightly

Examples

A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame. Boris Yeltsin

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. George Bernard Shaw

We are sparks that must glow as brightly as possible. Asger Jorn

When the moon is not full, the stars shine more brightly. Kiganda Proverb

Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly. Eskimo Proverb

Now it rains, and again the sun shines forth brightly in the heavens. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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