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English Dictionary: superbly by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
superbly
adv
  1. (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly"
    Synonym(s): wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously, superbly, toppingly, marvellously, terrifically, marvelously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
      See {Super-}.]
      1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
            a superb colonnade.
  
      2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
  
      3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
  
      {Superb paradise bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of paradise
            ({Paradis[91]a, [or] Lophorina, superba}) having the
            scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
            each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
            the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
            with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
            metallic green.
  
      {Superb warber}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Blue wren}, under {Wren}. --
            {Su*perb"ly}, adv. -- {Su*perb"ness}, n.
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