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Grammar : Adv
Spell : rey-dee-uhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪ di ənt



Definition of radiantly

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French radiant and directly from Latin radiantem (nominative radians) "beaming, shining," present participle of radiare "to beam, shine" (see radiation). Of beauty, etc., first attested c.1500. Related: Radiantly.
  • As in brightly : adv glitteringly
  • As in brilliantly : adv very bright
  • As in splendidly : adv brilliantly
Example sentences :
  • She put her hands on David's shoulders, and looked at him radiantly.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • And then I saw that Harry was a new Harry altogether, and that he was radiantly happy.
  • Extract from : « The Comrade In White » by W. H. Leathem
  • The moon, drooping in the western board, looked at her radiantly.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • "I've been looking for you everywhere, Miss Pat," she said radiantly.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • How fair and fresh and beautiful she was, garlanded with flowers and radiantly happy.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • I am radiantly ready now, and there are seven still and shining hours ahead.
  • Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
  • Nash hesitated not a moment; his answer was radiantly there.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
  • "Jimps, I'm perfectly contented," she said radiantly, as they walked on.
  • Extract from : « Under the Country Sky » by Grace S. Richmond
  • She had been so truly wretched an hour ago, and now how radiantly happy she was.
  • Extract from : « Isabel Leicester » by Clotilda Jennings
  • But it was not necessary for Agnes to repeat that she was radiantly happy.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation » by Annie Fellows Johnston

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