brightly

adv.glitteringly
adv.happily

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Word Origin & History

Old English bryht, by metathesis from beorht "bright; splendid; clear-sounding; beautiful; divine," from Proto-Germanic *berhta- "bright" (cf. Old Saxon berht, Old Norse bjartr, Old High German beraht, Gothic bairhts "bright"), from PIE root *bhereg- "to gleam, white" (cf. Sanskrit bhrajate "shines, glitters," Lithuanian breksta "to dawn," Welsh berth "bright, beautiful"). Meaning "quick-witted" is from 1741.

Example Sentences forbrightly

His riding-boots were brightly polished, and the broken seam repaired.

"It's Mr. Barker," exclaimed one of the ladies, regarding me brightly.

She smiled, however, brightly enough, in reply to his questions.

Then, too, so runs the order, let the shields be brightly polished.

The atmosphere of that holiday was—if I may put it so—brightly dull.

And among them is the sun, shining as brightly as ever and dazzling our eyes when we look at it.

"You'll have splendid times as soon as you get acquainted," said Elinor brightly.

"Quite a gathering of the clans," he said, as brightly as he could.

Had he not smiled at her brightly as she passed him on her way to the fish line?

Along the street he tottered till he came to a brightly lighted building.

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