"superbly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more superbly [comparative], most superbly [superlative]
Etymology: superb + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|superb|ly}} superb + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} superbly (comparative more superbly, superlative most superbly)
  1. excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably. Translations (excellently): magníficament (Catalan), excellemment (French), hervorragend (German), großartig (German), znakomicie (Polish), excelentemente (Portuguese), superb (Romanian), minunat (Romanian), süperiko (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-superbly-en-adv-tv5sOwXJ Disambiguation of 'excellently': 80 20
  2. (dated) haughtily Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-superbly-en-adv-Po9S6qwT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 38 62

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