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Marvelously

adv.joyful, capablewarm

What it means

In an exceptionally pleasing, impressive, or successful way.

Reach for it when offering warm praise for how a performance, plan, or detail turned out

The new voices blended marvelously with the established choir.

Choose between these

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  • warm

    beautifully

    when grace, appearance, or sensitive handling is central

    not when Beautifully does not fit every effective technical or strategic result.

  • warm

    delightfully

    when the result is charming and gives light pleasure

    not when Delightfully is gentler and may undersell exceptional skill.

  • warm

    wonderfully

    for broad, natural enthusiasm in conversation

    not when Wonderfully is common and may carry less surprise or distinction.

  • professional

    brilliantly

    when intelligence or inventive skill produced the success

    not when Brilliantly can overcredit cleverness when steady craft did the work.

  • professional

    superbly

    when execution reaches an exceptionally high standard

    not when Superbly is evaluative and cooler than delighted marvelously.

  • professional

    to great effect

    when a choice clearly strengthens the overall result

    not when The phrase is neutral and loses the warmth of personal praise.

  • formal

    admirably

    when conduct or effort deserves respect

    not when Admirably praises worth without saying the outcome was enjoyable or extraordinary.

  • literary

    splendidly

    when polished success deserves traditional, enthusiastic praise

    not when Splendidly can sound dated in straightforward contemporary prose.

Said against

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  • poorly
  • badly
  • disappointingly

It naturally appears in

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  • work marvelously

    The simple hinge and counterweight work marvelously together.

  • perform marvelously

    Despite the short rehearsal, the students performed marvelously.

  • turn out marvelously

    The repaired glaze turned out marvelously under natural light.

The word family

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