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capitally

American  
[kap-i-tl-ee] / ˈkæp ɪ tl i /

adverb

  1. excellently; very well.

  2. in a manner involving capital punishment.


capitally British  
/ ˈkæpɪtəlɪ /

adverb

  1. in an excellent manner; admirably

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of capitally

First recorded in 1600–10; capital 1 + -ly

Example Sentences

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The majority of executions carried out in the present day are from ’90s-era cases that wouldn’t be capitally prosecuted in 2022, Dunham said.

From Washington Post Jul. 6, 2022

It is a capitally painted picture, and as a woodland 'Seven Ages' it is simply perfect.

From Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown by Colles, Julia Keese

The attack upon the train, if a little perplexing from a purely historical point of view, is capitally managed, and very exciting.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 5, 1887 by Various

He wrote well, and some of his stories are capitally told.

From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las

A boy, aged eleven, rehearsed very nicely a difficult piece called "The Two Brothers, and what Echo said to them," and he imitated the echo capitally.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various

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