sublimely
3
6.8
- adverb
- /səˈblaɪmli/
- Literature
:
sublimemente
- The sight was sublimely ridiculous and staggeringly beautiful: as he started making funny faces, signaling I was on camera, he seemed absolutely at home.
- sublimely happy
- sublimely beautiful
- sublimely confident
Examples
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We've got to figure out a way to make Mr. Hall sublimely happy.
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The view from the mountaintop was sublimely picturesque, taking my breath away.
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It's a sublimely happy marriage.
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He said it made him sublimely happy.
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It can be sublimely ridiculous, some of the stuff that we're doing.
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I think you're sublimely worthy.
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What from the ground could seem random or unstructured would, sublimely viewed, take on an extraordinary order.
Academic text (1997) -
This shade is just the most sublimely nuanced soft beige hue.
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The musician played a sublimely beautiful melody that left the audience in awe.
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Her performance was so sublimely captivating that everyone in the theater was entranced.
Synonyms
172
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
111
1.0
In a very good and impressive way
28
4.3
To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way
26
4.5
To a very high degree
23
4.4
In a very beautiful or impressive way
21
3.5
To a very great degree
18
6.1
In a very careful and beautiful way
17
5.2
To a very great degree
15
4.3
In a very impressive and successful way
15
4.6
In a very impressive and beautiful way
14
3.8
In a way that makes people feel respect
12
3.6
To a very high degree
12
3.9
In a way that impresses people very much
12
3.9
In a very beautiful or impressive way
11
4.6
In a very impressive way
8
4.2
In a very beautiful or amazing way
6
4.6
In a way that looks large and important
5
3.5
In a very beautiful and impressive way
5
5.2
With slow, proud movements that look impressive like a king or castle
3
4.7
In a very impressive way that makes people admire it
3
6.6
In a very impressive or grand way that seems heroic
2
5.3
In a very bright and impressive way
2
6.1
In a very impressive way that surprises people
2
7.7
In a very large and impressive way
2
6.7
In a way that makes people feel great surprise and admiration
1
4.9
In a way that is much better than usual and impresses people
1
8.3
In a bright and beautiful way that impresses people
1
8.4
To a very high degree
In a way that seems to come from heaven
How Impressive
- Literature
3
6.8
15
4.6
11
4.6
233
1.0
50
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sublimely comes from sublime, which itself comes from the old Latin sublimis meaning 'raised up' or 'high'. So to do something sublimely is to do it in a way that feels 'above' the usual — very beautiful, impressive, or awe-inspiring.