brightly

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brightly

/ˈbɹaɪtli/

Rhymes with -aɪtli

Where it comes from

From Middle English brightliche, from Old English beorhtlice, equivalent to bright + -ly.

adverb brightlier · more brightly · brightliest · most brightly

In a bright manner. The sun was shining brightly, making me squint.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: brilliantly, lit, intensively, intensely, deeply, strongly, live, wonderfully, excellently, successfully, hell, vives, pearly, luminously, radiantly, vividly

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adv in a bright manner

Français	clairement, précisément
Italiano	vivacemente, brillantemente
Русский	я́рко járko

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@misc{brightly_2026,
  title = {brightly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brightly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}