excellently

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɛksələntli/ UK /ˈɛksələntli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in an outstanding or superior manner

The orchestra performed the symphony excellently.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in an outstanding or... superbly admirably splendidly outstandingly wonderfully superlatively

Opposites

poorly badly terribly

Word family

Related forms excellent excellence excel

Etymology

From excellent + -ly, from Latin excellens, present participle of excellere ('to surpass, rise above'), from ex- ('out, up') + -cellere ('to rise').

excellere Latin *kelH- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# excellently

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛksələntli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛksələntli/

## Meanings
1. in an outstanding or superior manner

## Examples
- The orchestra performed the symphony excellently.

## Synonyms
- superbly
- admirably
- splendidly
- outstandingly
- wonderfully
- superlatively

## Antonyms
- poorly
- badly
- terribly

## Related Forms
- excellent
- excellence
- excel

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: excellere
- Root: *kelH-

## Etymology
From excellent + -ly, from Latin excellens, present participle of excellere ('to surpass, rise above'), from ex- ('out, up') + -cellere ('to rise').

## AI Etymology
Excellently comes from excellent + -ly, from Latin excellens, present participle of excellere ('to surpass, rise above'), from ex- ('out, up') + -cellere ('to rise'). Morphologically, the account is both compositional and suffixal: ex-, -ly, and -cellere marks the visible structure by which the older base becomes the modern form. In present use, it is used as an adverb meaning "in an outstanding or superior manner", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as excellent, excellence, and excel, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin excellere and Proto-Indo-European *kelH-, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood is marked by superbly, admirably, splendidly, and outstandingly on one side and contrasts such as poorly, badly, and terribly on the other, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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