brilliantly

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *weḷ

Proto-Dravidian *ūr

Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ūr

Proto-Indo-Iranian *i-

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas

Sanskrit -इक (-ika)

Prakrit -इय (-iya)

Prakrit वेरुलिअ (vērulia)bor.

Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos)bor.

Latin bēryllusder.

Italian brillarebor.

French briller

French brillantbor.

English brilliant

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English brilliantly

From brilliant + -ly.

brilliantly (comparative more brilliantly, superlative most brilliantly)

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
- 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport‎^[1], archived from the original on 11 December 2024:
  Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.
- 2024 October 31, Ari Daniel, “How parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and yellows”, in NPR‎^[2], archived from the original on 6 April 2025:
  Some birds are feathered tufts of color so resplendent that they stand out brilliantly from their surroundings.

in a brilliant manner