Superbly

3 definitions found

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

  Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
     See {Super-}.]
     1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
        a superb colonnade.
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     2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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     3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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     {Superb paradise bird} (Zool.), a bird of paradise
        ({Paradisaea superba} syn. {Lophorina superba}) having the
        scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
        each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
        the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
        with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
        metallic green.
  
     {Superb warber}. (Zool.) See {Blue wren}, under {Wren}.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Su*perb"ly}, adv. -- {Su*perb"ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  superbly
       adv : (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is
             superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously
             slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously},
             {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "superbly":
     ably, adeptly, adroitly, agilely, aptly, artfully, artistically,
     brilliantly, capably, cleverly, competently, cunningly, deftly,
     dexterously, dextrously, divinely, efficiently, elaborately,
     elegantly, excellently, expertly, exquisitely, extravagantly,
     featly, gloriously, grandiosely, grandly, handily, immensely,
     imposingly, impressively, ingeniously, luxuriously, magnificently,
     majestically, marvelously, masterfully, neatly, nimbly, nobly,
     proficiently, proudly, resourcefully, skillfully, splendaciously,
     splendidly, splendiferously, spryly, sumptuously, terrifically,
     tremendously, well, with consummate skill, with finesse,
     with genius, with skill, wonderfully