PELLUCIDLY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

pellucidly

adverb

Definition of pellucidly

as in bright

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Adverb

Japan has selected Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s luminously cerebral French-language feature All of a Sudden as its submission for the best international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Others are luminously, freakishly beautiful, in ways that seem designed to appeal to beings from other solar systems.

— Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of luminously

Adverb

The gorgeous part is the richness of Cleage’s characters, radiantly realized by all four actors under Jackson’s warm direction.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
After a bit of back-and-forth, one of the crew members grabbed a plastic bag and handed it to a tall, radiantly handsome Canadian actor named Marc.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of radiantly

Adverb

An incandescently perfect film?

— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
Carpenter gets several musical numbers, an obvious but entertaining love triangle with a sheepish Kermit and an incandescently jealous Miss Piggy, and plenty of opportunities for self-aware, PG-13 humor.

— Judy Berman, Time, 3 Feb. 2026

Definition of incandescently

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

Definition of dazzlingly

Adverb

In an interview with Spanish sports newspaper AS in June, De la Torre spoke glowingly about his colleague and friend and the key to their success on the south coast.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Police critics speak less glowingly about the possible end to oversight, noting that police still have not identified a homeless man killed by officers on July 13.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of glowingly

Adverb

Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
And here is a helpful tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026

Definition of splendidly

Adverb

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

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