Luminously

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luminous \Lu"mi*nous\, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F.
     lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.]
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     1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;
        as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
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              Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.
                                                    --Bacon.
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              The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous
              heads.                                --Longfellow.
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     2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made
        the room luminous.
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              Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the
              darkness.                             --Longfellow.
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     3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a
        luminous mind. " Luminous eloquence." --Macaulay. " A
        luminous statement." --Brougham.
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     {Luminous paint}, a paint made up with some phosphorescent
        substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to
        a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.
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     Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Lu"mi*nous*ly}, adv. --
          {Lu"mi*nous*ness}, n.
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