fancily

adverb

Definition of fancilynext
1
as in specially

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2
as in ornately

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancily
  1. specially
  2. ornately
  3. exceptionally
  4. gaudily
  5. finely
  6. garishly
  7. excellently
  8. flamboyantly
Adverb
  • Magnitude caught authorities off guard The French military A400M transport plane, specially converted for firefighting, was a heavyweight new tool in the battle.
    — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • The design team has also curated a selection of travel accessories, including bestsellers such as the Multi-Zip Case, Passport Cover and Luggage Tag, in colors specially selected for Heathrow.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Definition of specially
Adverb
  • He was hired by McCartney to be the head of A&R at Apple Records, the company launched by the Beatles in April 1968, and was the one who brought in James Taylor, producing his first album — which, in fact, was ornately overproduced, and didn’t make much of a mark.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 June 2026
  • The one-shoulder dress was designed with a billowing, one-shoulder top with an ornately speckled red and white pattern motif throughout.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Definition of ornately
Adverb
  • In life sciences, those capabilities are exceptionally scarce.
    — Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Korean automakers emerged as the strongest performers, with two models showing exceptionally low battery degradation after around 100,000 kilometers (62,000 miles) of driving.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of exceptionally
Adverb
  • On our first morning, Sara and I woke to one of the roughly 300 days of sun that Taos receives each year—gaudily beautiful weather for the end of February.
    — Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of gaudily
Adverb
  • Begin by mashing the garlic and a bit of salt with the flat side of a chef’s knife, then work in the basil in handfuls until finely chopped.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
  • Small shred These tiny holes are best used for finely grating hard cheeses like Parmesan or zesting citrus.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Definition of finely
Adverb
  • But where the exhibitions on Cribs were charmingly, sometimes garishly, idiosyncratic, today’s represent a subtler and often more generic version of taste.
    — Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of garishly
Adverb
  • Yet, outside the excellently claustrophobic Trojan Horse scenes, Nolan is more interested in exploring his anguish than his spoils.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • With two goals across the seven games, Porro is a perfect example of that — often acting as a foil for Yamal and linking excellently with his team-mates across the pitch.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of excellently
Adverb
  • Sister Daphne belongs to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an LGBTQ+ group made up mostly of people who dress flamboyantly as nuns.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The experience of the drink is composed, elegant even, a sophisticated push and pull subtlety and counterbalance, but the list of ingredients reads, to me, to be almost flamboyantly random.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 July 2026
Definition of flamboyantly
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