Splendidly
['splɛndɪdli]
Definition
(adv.) In a splendid manner; magnificently.
Editor: Sallust
Examples
- They showed her to me in parties, splendidly dressed. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Not only were the cities outwardly more splendidly built, but within the homes of the wealthy there had been great advances in the art of decoration. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The moon is not up till late to-night, said the Demarch, looking at the sky, so in the darkness we will be able to test it splendidly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But his agents are numerous and splendidly organized. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- All has turned out splendidly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- You see the splendidly- dressed young man coming this way? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She rides splendidly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The worn-out concern and the rapid, splendidly organised industry, they were bad money. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Here and there a strong red, green, or blue glare from a rocket that was struggling to get away, splendidly illuminated all the boats around it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Every phase of my plan worked splendidly. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It stood the test splendidly, making eleven eight-foot strokes per minute, which broke the record. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- But they climbed up the slope again, and they flew down through the white flame again, splendidly, splendidly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- They ought to have come a little sooner to have heard his lecture on dress, for they were splendidly attired in velvet, silk, and furs. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- You see, there is not a glimmer of light in any of the windows, and everything is working splendidly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- You need a motive, Mother says, and when you get it, she is sure you'll work splendidly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Hark ye, Mr. Oaf: The farmers live splendidly, you say. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Jo sat as if blandly unconscious of it all, with deportment like Maud's face, 'icily regular, splendidly null'. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Here was a movement that promised to make him as splendidly important as his Prussian brother in arms. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was met outside the city by his chief captains, robed splendidly in silks and with richly caparisoned horses. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nelson died splendidly upon the _Victory_, victorious. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This ink works splendidly! Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Editor: Sallust