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Definition of Superbly
1. Adverb. (used as an intensifier) extremely well. "The colors changed wondrously slowly"
Language type: Intensifier, Intensive
Partainyms: Marvelous, Superb, Terrific, Topping, Wonderful, Wondrous
Definition of Superbly
1. Adverb. excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Superbly
1. superb [adv] - See also: superb
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superbly
Literary usage of Superbly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Constantinople, Old and New by Harrison Griswold Dwight (1915)
"... toward the Golden Gate A last marble tower stands superbly out of the blue
and the Marmora, till a last marble tower stands superbly out of the blue. ..."
2. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"L'Imperial was a magnificent ship, the finest man of war taken from the French
during the war; her cabin was superbly fitted, the mouldings on the beams ..."
3. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1822)
"England and the Electoral one of Hanover, on two purple velvet cushions, superbly
fringed and tosselled with gold. On each side of the coffin were three ..."
4. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"He lives in every glowing canvas that enriches European capitals, — from the
superbly decorated halls of Catherine Second's Hermitage beside the Neva to ..."
5. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"He lives in every glowing canvas that enriches European capitals, — from the
superbly decorated halls of Catherine Second's Hermitage beside the Neva to ..."
6. Raemaekers' Cartoons: With Accompanying Notes by Well-Known English Writers by Louis Raemaekers (1916)
"... of which retreating units, actually armed with staves against a superbly
equipped (but innocent and wantonly attacked) foe, were so stupid as to forget ..."
7. The Lace Book by N. Hudson Moore (1905)
"... grandees ruffling it superbly in velvets and gold lace, while with her ladies
the national dress is largely composed of this rich fabric. ..."
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