vividly

English

Etymology

From vivid +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪvɪdli/

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Adverb

vividly (comparative more vividly, superlative most vividly)

1. In a vivid manner.
   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.

   • 1960 October, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 613:

     The water-level route, the whistle and the loud staccato exhaust of this great engine recalled most vividly memories of the New York Central Hudsons highballing along the Hudson River between Harmon and Albany!

Translations

in a vivid manner

• Esperanto: detale, brilege, vive (eo)
• Finnish: elävästi (fi), eloisasti (fi)
• Hungarian: élénken (hu)
• Italian: chiaramente (it), limpidamente (it)
• Kazakh: анық (anyq)
• Russian: отчетливо (ru) (otčetlivo)
• Swedish: livfullt (sv)