adv
Meaning 1
In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
excellently
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adverb
Meaning 2
extremely well
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he did splendidly in the exam
- we got along famously
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: magnificently, splendidly, famously
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English excellent Middle English -ly English -ly English excellently From excellent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: excel·lentment — very well
- Czech: výborně — very well
- Finnish: erinomaisesti — very well
- Finnish: oivallisesti — very well
- French: excellemment — very well
- German: ausgezeichnet — very well
- Hungarian: kitűnően — very well
- Ido: ecelante — very well
- Italian: educatamente — very well
- Lithuanian: puikiai — very well
- Polish: świetnie — very well
- Portuguese: excelentemente — very well
- Portuguese: com excelência — very well
- Russian: отли́чно (otlíčno) — very well
- Spanish: excelentemente — very well
- Swedish: utmärkt — very well
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