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Brilliantly

adv.capable, joyfulwarm

Meaning 1

With exceptional intelligence, skill, or success.

Reach for it when giving strong praise to how an action or performance was carried out

The understudy performed brilliantly after only one full rehearsal.

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  • playful

    dazzlingly

    the effect is showy and overwhelming

    not when restrained excellence is the intended praise

  • warm

    beautifully

    grace or emotional effect leads

    not when the achievement is smart rather than aesthetically pleasing

  • professional

    expertly

    technical command is what made the result strong

    not when creative surprise or emotional impact matters more

  • professional

    ingeniously

    a clever method produces the success

    not when performance skill rather than invention is praised

  • formal

    superbly

    accomplished quality deserves emphatic praise

    not when intelligence rather than execution is the special feature

Meaning 2

With intense light or vivid color.

Reach for it when describing something that shines or appears with striking brightness

The restored tiles shone brilliantly beneath the skylight.

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  • everyday

    vividly

    color appears strong and clear

    not when actual shining rather than color intensity is described

  • literary

    radiantly

    warm outward glow is the image

    not when hard reflected brightness is meant

Said against

3
  • poorly
  • clumsily
  • dimly

It naturally appears in

3
  • work brilliantly

    The simple latch can work brilliantly when kept clean.

  • perform brilliantly

    The quartet continued to perform brilliantly despite the cramped stage.

  • shine brilliantly

    Copper panels shine brilliantly after the morning rain.

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