adv
Meaning 1
In a magnificent manner.
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
magnificently
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/mæɡˈnɪfɪsəntli/
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CMU ARPABET: M AE0 G N IH1 F AH0 S AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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: excellently, splendidly, famously
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in an impressively beautiful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the Princess was gorgeously dressed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gorgeously, splendidly, resplendently
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English magnyficently; equivalent to magnificent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: magníficament — in a magnificent manner
- Finnish: suurenmoisesti — in a magnificent manner
- Finnish: hienosti — in a magnificent manner
- Finnish: upeasti — in a magnificent manner
- Finnish: mahtavasti — in a magnificent manner
- French: magnifiquement — in a magnificent manner
- Italian: magnificamente — in a magnificent manner
- Portuguese: magnificamente — in a magnificent manner
- Spanish: magníficamente — in a magnificent manner
- Swedish: magnifikt — in a magnificent manner