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vividly
[ viv-id-lee ]
adverb
- 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.
- in a lively, animated, or dramatic way:
The book vividly brings to life the Tuscan countryside and the fascinating world of the Renaissance poets.
- in a particularly realistic way:
The fort, its demolition, and the fears of the townspeople are vividly described in the book.
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vividly1
Example Sentences
Sunflower sea stars — vividly colored creatures with up to 24 arms, and which can weigh as much as a small dog — once thrived along the Pacific Coast between Alaska and Baja California.
I vividly remember one late spring day, I found one — miraculously cheaper than the others, a slip of land I could afford after another summer or two of weekly cookie deliveries.
Female friendship has become the emotional workhorse of modern drama and comedy, but it’s tough to think of one more vividly depicted than this one.
“I remember the moment vividly,” says the actor, who hadn’t yet made the move to Los Angeles in between seasons because no one involved had any certainty of what would happen with the show.
Kaylee, from Cross Keys in Caerphilly county, vividly recalls being bed-ridden for three days when she was 12 after a sudden dizzy spell caused her to fall and hit her head.
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