vividly
Americanadverb
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extremely brightly or intensely.
Black and white photos of local greats like Caetano Veloso and Gal Costa vie for space with vividly colored paintings of small-town Brazilian life.
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in a lively, animated, or dramatic way.
The book vividly brings to life the Tuscan countryside and the fascinating world of the Renaissance poets.
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in a particularly realistic way.
The fort, its demolition, and the fears of the townspeople are vividly described in the book.
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in a distinct or clearly perceptible way.
I vividly remember days spent roaring down two-lane blacktop roads with Davis at the wheel of his black Mustang.
Other Word Forms
- overvividly adverb
- unvividly adverb
Etymology
Origin of vividly
Example Sentences
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With such vividly realized characters, the Coens portray a truth far larger than the crimes they purport to retell.
From Salon
"I remember vividly defending Mr Nath, saying 'There is no way he could do that"', she said.
From BBC
That was displayed most vividly at Prime Minister's Questions.
From BBC
One ledger of yellowing pages vividly evokes the cases of patients from 1919, the year after the end of World War I.
From Barron's
By contrast, nine months into treatment, I vividly recall a church service in which I knew exactly where I was and what I was supposed to do.
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