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vividly

[ viv-id-lee ]

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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.

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o·ver·viv·id·ly adverb
un·viv·id·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vividly¹

vivid ( def ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

She remembers the buzz — especially coming from other top players in California — vividly.

From Los Angeles Times

Even with the debauchery and depravity so vividly portrayed by Wambaugh, unsung acts of goodwill and tenderness emerge through the blue fog.

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Decades later, few friends can recall the precise nature of Wellbaum’s work — something in engineering? — but all remember vividly his impish sense of humor, and his devotion to McKenna.

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"I remember it vividly because I had no comprehension of who Ali was, I'd never even seen him," she says.

From BBC

In a YouTube video of this final L.A. show, Zapata often closes her eyes and vividly emotes the pain, anger and joy in her music.

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