excellently

1. 1.

   extremely well

   “he did splendidly in the exam”

   “we got along famously”

   Synonymsmagnificentlysplendidlyfamously

Questions about excellently

What does excellently mean?

excellently means "extremely well".

How many syllables are in excellently?

excellently has 4 syllables: ex-cel-lent-ly. The stress falls on "ex". In IPA it is /ˈɛksələntli/.

What is another word for excellently?

Close synonyms include magnificently, splendidly, famously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is excellently a common word?

excellently is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.