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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Brightly

· Bright·ly · IPA /ˈbɹaɪtli/
01 adv. Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor.
  1. 1.
    Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor.
  2. 2.
    With lively intelligence; intelligently.
    “Looking brightly into the mother's face.” Hawthorne.