Brightly
['braɪtlɪ]
Definition
(adv.) Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor.
(adv.) With lively intelligence; intelligently.
Typist: Natalie
Examples
- All that I have looked upon, with my half-blind and sinful eyes, Thou hast discerned clearly, brightly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Ursula was stitching a piece of brightly-coloured embroidery, and Gudrun was drawing upon a board which she held on her knee. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Yes--Caroline smiled brightly--you know she is mamma? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The cigarette glowed brightly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She rose, and walking across the floor stood gazing at herself for a long time in the brightly-lit mirror above the mantel-piece. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Our way lay through some of the best streets of Villette, streets brightly lit, and far more lively now than at high noon. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- THE stars still shone brightly when I awoke, and Taurus high in the southern heaven shewed that it was midnight. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- You look brightly, move buoyantly, speak musically. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Miss Fairlie laughed with a ready good-humour, which broke out as brightly as if it had been part of the sunshine above us, over her lovely face. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It was moonless, but the reflex from the many glowing windows lit the court brightly, and even the alleys--dimly. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She was not surprised by the result, but she was happy in it, and her face beamed brightly. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Bedroom fires blaze brightly all over the house, raising ghosts of grim furniture on wall and ceiling. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But the sun shone brightly, and the birds sang on. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The pretty village face looks brightly up. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Sherlock Holmes stopped in front of it with his head on one side and looked it all over, with his eyes shining brightly between puckered lids. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Presently we approached a great chamber more brightly lighted than the corridors. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Speaking for myself, I do, answered Maurice brightly; that sleep has quite set me up. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The poor bleeding heart was still, at last, and the river rippled and dimpled just as brightly as if it had not closed above it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It was a bright, crisp February morning, and the snow of the day before still lay deep upon the ground, shimmering brightly in the wintry sun. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Then she threw open a door which led into a bedroom, through the window of which the moon was shining brightly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The sun had been shining brightly all day on the roof of my attic, and the room was warm. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- And I said, The moon is shining so brightly, Allan, and the night is so delicious, that I have been sitting here thinking. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Fine night,' said Mr. Pickwick, looking up at the moon, which was shining brightly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It now shone brightly, through the door of communication. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Probably the Mesozoic was not an age of very brightly coloured vegetation. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The twilight had closed in and the moon was shining brightly in the sky before my narrative was finished. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- When night came, many of the main streets, which had been kept in darkness for many months because of the air raids, were brightly lit. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Pouring brightly into the hall, the morning light fell full on the face of Mr. Candy's assistant when I turned, and looked at him. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The inlet, or draft, admits enough air to cause the fire to burn brightly or slowly as the case may be. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Or the stowaways, said Miss Corby brightly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Typist: Natalie