Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brilliantly

/bɹˈɪljəntli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
bril-liant-ly
IPA
/bɹˈɪljəntli/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English brilliant Middle English -ly English -ly English brilliantly From brilliant + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more brilliantly (comparative) most brilliantly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce brilliantly?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈɪljəntli/.
What does brilliantly mean?
In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
Where does brilliantly come from?
Etymology tree English brilliant Middle English -ly English -ly English brilliantly From brilliant + -ly.

How to pronounce brilliantly

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