brightly

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brightly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Brightly \Bright"ly\, adv.
     1. Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining
        armor.
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     2. With lively intelligence; intelligently.
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              Looking brightly into the mother's face.
                                                    --Hawthorne.
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brightly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  brightly
      adv 1: with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the
             windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: brilliantly,
             brightly, bright]