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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Superb \Su*perb"\, adjective [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See {Super-}.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.
2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
{Superb paradise bird} (Zo["o]l.), a bird of paradise ({Paradis[ae]a superba} syn. {Lophorina superba}) having the scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black, with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright metallic green.
{Superb warber}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Blue wren}, under {Wren}. -- {Su*perb"ly}, adverb -- {Su*perb"ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
superbly
adverb: (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
57 Moby Thesaurus words for "superbly": ably, adeptly, adroitly, agilely, aptly, artfully, artistically, brilliantly, capably, cleverly, competently, cunningly, deftly, dexterously, dextrously, divinely, efficiently, elaborately, elegantly, excellently, expertly, exquisitely, extravagantly, featly, gloriously, grandiosely, grandly, handily, immensely, imposingly, impressively, ingeniously, luxuriously, magnificently, majestically, marvelously, masterfully, neatly, nimbly, nobly, proficiently, proudly, resourcefully, skillfully, splendaciously, splendidly, splendiferously, spryly, sumptuously, terrifically, tremendously, well, with consummate skill, with finesse, with genius, with skill, wonderfully
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