brightly

adverb

bright·​ly

ˈbrīt-lē

1

: in a bright manner

brightly written handbooks

—Milton Wilson

a brightly shining sun

2

: to the point of brightness

a brightly polished metal

Word History

Etymology

Middle English brightly, brightliche, from Old English beorhtlīce, byrhtlīce, bryhtlīce, from beorht, byrht, bryht bright + -līce -ly

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Rhymes for brightly

• knightly
• lightly
• nightly
• rightly
• sightly
• slightly
• sprightly
• tightly
• whitely
• forthrightly
• fortnightly
• politely