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
  • The dogs, specially trained to detect human scent, have spent days searching for people trapped beneath the rubble of nearly 200 buildings that collapsed following the two powerful back-to-back earthquakes.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Also, some birdhouses are specially designed, like houses built to attract bluebirds.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 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
  • Many people with Marfan are exceptionally tall—Abraham Lincoln, for one, may have had the syndrome—and are at very high risk of a kind of fatal rupture in the heart.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Come morning, guests enjoy a complimentary breakfast spread that includes an exceptionally tasty frittata, housemade granola, coconut chia pudding, and fresh fruits.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of exceptionally
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  • 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
  • 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
  • Recipe information Mix together 1 medium red onion, finely chopped, ½ cup mayonnaise, 2 Tbsp.
    — Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 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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“Fancily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancily. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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