brilliantly

adverb

Definition of brilliantlynext
1
as in bright
in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light the diamond necklace sparkled brilliantly

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2
as in brightly
in a manner that is colorful and tends to arouse gaiety a chorus of brilliantly costumed Las Vegas showgirls

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Recent Examples of brilliantly The choreography of the dozen-plus players on the stage is exuberant, playful and brilliantly timed, creating moments that draw both applause and gasps of joy from the crowd. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Tom has crafted a brilliantly distinctive take on modern love, brought to life by an exceptional cast led by Anthony, Siena, Connor and Sophie. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 The lay of the land here works brilliantly for a family holiday. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 Before Edge of Tomorrow and Source Code, Run Lola Run brilliantly converted the Groundhog Day formula into an intense, efficient action film. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 Rush’s Alex Lifeson spent decades as one of rock’s most brilliantly productive stoners. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 And booming local chainlet Roaming Rooster is brilliantly fanning the flames of the nationwide obsession. — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026 Irrespective of his death in parentheses, Philip Sidney wielded the two typographical boomerangs with aplomb in his brilliantly stylish and dizzyingly chaotic Arcadia. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 Giulio, a dissatisfied 16-year-old, drifts through life with no enthusiasm for his education or his future, much to his family’s dismay (particularly his endlessly frustrated mother, brilliantly played by Monica Bellucci). — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brilliantly
  1. brightly
  2. colorfully
  3. dazzlingly
Adverb
  • In Los Angeles, for example, there’s a billboard that shows an image of a smiling girl wearing Meta glasses, with her fingers placed to draw attention to the recording light that shines as brightly as her grin.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • All three are in brightly colored dresses intertwined with flowers, birds, trees and mountains.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of brightly
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  • All this scattershot world-building and world-visiting allows for some colorfully diverting vignettes, in which production designer Alexandra Walker and costume designer Ann Maskrey get to show off their giddy, gaudy wares.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The sitting room is painted in Farrow & Ball’s blush Setting Plaster and paired colorfully with a sage-green corduroy sofa and a chintz secondhand armchair.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of colorfully
Adverb
  • The wild card in the Society is Gloria (Greta Lee, dazzlingly good), an impish sprite who’s hard to pin down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The students who wrote these letters are a dazzlingly multilingual crowd, natural storytellers who can toggle between three or four languages in the same conversation.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
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“Brilliantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brilliantly. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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