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Dazzlingly

adv.joyful, energeticliterary

What it means

In an exceptionally bright, beautiful, or impressive way.

Reach for it when intensifying praise for how an outstanding result is achieved

The small ensemble played dazzlingly throughout the difficult finale.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    brilliantly

    when excellent execution is clearer than visual sparkle

    not when Brilliantly may praise sound judgment with no sense of show or radiance.

  • warm

    radiantly

    when visible light or happiness is the source of beauty

    not when Radiantly cannot usually describe a clever argument or virtuoso technique.

  • professional

    impressively

    when credible achievement matters more than emotional impact

    not when Impressively is safer but weaker, and may undersell extraordinary brilliance.

  • professional

    spectacularly

    when scale or drama dominates the result

    not when It is too expansive for subtle mastery that still deserves dazzlingly.

  • formal

    superbly

    when top quality should sound composed rather than excited

    not when The restraint of superbly removes the astonished energy in dazzlingly.

Said against

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  • dully
  • poorly
  • unremarkably

It naturally appears in

3
  • dazzlingly bright

    The quartz looked dazzlingly bright beneath the gallery lights.

  • dazzlingly original

    Her solution was dazzlingly original without being impractical.

  • perform dazzlingly

    The understudy went on to perform dazzlingly at short notice.

The word family

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Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.