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superbly

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su·perb  (s-pûrb)
adj.
1. Of unusually high quality; excellent: a superb wine; superb skill.
2. Majestic; imposing: The cheetah is a superb animal.
3. Rich; luxurious.

[Latin superbus, arrogant, superior; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

su·perbly adv.
su·perbness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.superbly - (used as an intensifier) extremely wellsuperbly - (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly"
intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
Translations
superbly [suːˈpɜːblɪ] ADV [play, perform] → estupendamente; [crafted, decorated, equipped] → magníficamente
the strategy worked superblyla estrategia funcionó estupendamente
a superbly fit manun hombre en estupendo estado físico
some superbly elegant curtainsunas cortinas sumamente elegantes
superbly [suˈpɜːrbli] advsuperbement
The orchestra played superbly → L'orchestre a joué superbement.
Super Bowl n (US)Super Bowl championnat de football américain)m >
superbly
adv play, performgroßartig; superbly fit/self-confidentungemein fit/selbstbewusst; superbly wellgroßartig, hervorragend
superbly [suːˈpɜːblɪ] adv (see adj) → superbamente, magnificamente


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Indeed, had I realised how superbly impressive they were going to be, I think I must have declined the adventure altogether,--for, robed in lustrous ivory-white linen were those figures of undress marble, the wealth of their glorious bodies pressing out into bosoms magnificent as magnolias (nobler lines and curves Greece herself has never known), towering in throats of fluted alabaster, and flowering in coiffures of imperial gold.
Notwithstanding the importance of the challenge, on the 19th of May he received a sealed packet containing the following superbly laconic reply:
He was an almost perfect specimen of manhood; tall, straight as an arrow, superbly muscled and with the carriage and bearing of a ruler of men.
 
 
 
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