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vividly

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viv·id  (vvd)
adj. viv·id·er, viv·id·est
1. Perceived as bright and distinct; brilliant: a vivid star.
2.
a. Having intensely bright colors: a vivid tapestry.
b. Having a very high degree of saturation: a vivid purple.
3. Presented in clear and striking manner: a vivid account of the incident. See Synonyms at graphic.
4. Perceived or felt with the freshness of immediate experience: a vivid recollection of their childhood.
5. Active in forming lifelike images: a vivid imagination.

[Latin vvidus, from vvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]

vivid·ly adv.
vivid·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.vividlyvividly - in a vivid manner; "he described his adventures vividly"
Translations
Spanish vividly [ˈvɪvɪdlɪ] adv [describe] → gráficamente; [remember] → como si fuera hoy
French vividly [ˈvɪvɪdlɪ] adv [describe] → d'une manière vivante; [remember] → de façon précise
German vividly [ˈvɪvɪdlɪ] vivid adv [describe] → lebendig; [remember] → lebhaft
Italian vividly [ˈvɪvɪdlɪ] adv [describe] → vividamente; [remember] → con precisione

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Vividly do I recollect the vision of one bulging eye of his, swollen almost shut by one of the stones we had thrown.
Her sweet face, appealing, pathetic, tormented by the pain of parting, appeared before him as vividly as life.
When I left Rome I corresponded with him, and about once in two months received from him long letters in queer English, which brought before me vividly his spluttering, enthusiastic, gesticulating conversation.
 
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