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
  • Some microfiber materials are specially designed for sensitive surfaces.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 July 2026
  • Dishwasher detergents are low-sudsing and specially formulated to work with the appliance’s spray mechanisms and water pressure.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 15 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
  • This is an exceptionally sophisticated cognitive procedure and obviously produces a less powerful and precise strike than those performing goalkeeper-independent kicks, without a stutter.
    — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • For Guzema, the investment in brick-and-mortar is intended to make its craftsmanship, service and emotional proposition more legible in an exceptionally crowded market.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 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
  • 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
  • Some were finely cut feathers; others, more surprisingly, were denim in various washes that created a kind of dimensional pointillist effect unlike anything else photographed on the red steps of the Palais.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 6 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
  • Cucurella dovetailed excellently with Baena to ensure that either one of the pair was positioned in the left channel (white) or left half-space (red) to occupy Saudi Arabia’s back line.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • The smooth, sweet soft serve paired excellently with the crunchy and slightly salty rice crisps.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Definition of excellently
Adverb
  • 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
  • And Cayden Alley is endearing and playful as Damian, the school’s most flamboyantly gay student.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Definition of flamboyantly
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