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capitally

[ kap-i-tl-ee ]

/ ˈkæp ɪ tl i /

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adverb

excellently; very well.

in a manner involving capital punishment.

Origin of capitally

First recorded in 1600–10; capital¹ + -ly

Words nearby capitally

capitalist, capitalistic, capitalization, capitalization issue, capitalize, capitally, capitasti, capitate, capitate bone, capitation, capitellum

Example sentences from the Web for capitally

If I'd been staying at the hostel, I expect we should have got on capitally next term!

The Luckiest Girl in the School |Angela Brazil
It is a capitally painted picture, and as a woodland 'Seven Ages' it is simply perfect.

Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown |Julia Keese Colles
There thus arises a learned and leisured accumulation which capitally serves the country in case of a new educational need.

The Teacher |George Herbert Palmer
Yet with Julia he always got on capitally, and they had really become very good friends.

Brenda, Her School and Her Club |Helen Leah Reed

At the same time, the native officers who had been left in charge of the city of Memphis were apprehended and capitally punished.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia |George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for capitally

capitally

/ (ˈkæpɪtəlɪ) /

adverb

mainly British in an excellent manner; admirably