Brightly and Drably

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Brightly adverb - In a manner that is colorful and tends to arouse gaiety.

Usage example: parade marchers carrying brightly painted banners

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Drably is an antonym for brightly.

Nearby Words: bright, brighten, brightness

Drably adverb - In a drab manner.

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Brightly is an antonym for drably.

Nearby Word: drab

That is not to say no Mesozoic dinosaurs were comparatively drably colored, but brightly-colored representatives probably weren't rare.

Source: Artistic License Paleontology

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