Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In an excellent manner; admirably.
from The Century Dictionary.
- By the loss of one's head or life.
- In a capital manner; in a preëminent degree; excellently; finely: as, she sang capitally.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a way involving the forfeiture of the head or life.
- adverb colloq. In a capital manner; excellently.
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- adverb In a
capital manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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See the girl, he supposed, and hear what she proposed to do; she wrote that she had arranged "capitally," but she did not say what.
The Good Comrade Una Lucy Silberrad 1913
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This bait took "capitally," as Van used to say, and not only were two hundred shanties built, but the praise of the "ginerous contractors" was in every mouth; and "Hurrah for Lofin, Van Stingey, & Co.," became a regular toast among the men, as they went to spend a shilling in the company's grocery store.
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The Massachusetts Bay Court pass an Act in 1644, of persecution of the Baptists; another Act authorising discussion, &c., in favour of the Parliament, but pronouncing as a "high offence," to be proceeded against "capitally," anything done or said in behalf of the King 87
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 Egerton Ryerson 1842
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Or the capitally timed deluxe box set Gimme Some Truth, featuring all of Lennon's remastered solo albums, a sonic recombination overseen by his life, art and business partner Yoko Ono.
Scott Thill: John Lennon: Working Class Mythmaker Scott Thill 2010
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Or the capitally timed deluxe box set Gimme Some Truth, featuring all of Lennon's remastered solo albums, a sonic recombination overseen by his life, art and business partner Yoko Ono.
Scott Thill: John Lennon: Working Class Mythmaker Scott Thill 2010
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Or the capitally timed deluxe box set Gimme Some Truth, featuring all of Lennon's remastered solo albums, a sonic recombination overseen by his life, art and business partner Yoko Ono.
Scott Thill: John Lennon: Working Class Mythmaker Scott Thill 2010
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And while the Peruvian Pizza Hut slices I enjoyed (capitally,) that dining experience was enhanced by the fact that it was the first meal I ate that week that didn't have traces of Giardia microbes in it.
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"Many rigs will be capitally challenged in the new regulatory environment and many rigs will never be able to return to the Gulf of Mexico," Louis Raspino, chief executive of drilling contractor
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Sometimes what I speak about the death penalty, I get asked what is the factor that determines the fate of a capitally charged accused person.
Andrea Lyon: Silence as Assent Andrea Lyon 2010
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Sometimes what I speak about the death penalty, I get asked what is the factor that determines the fate of a capitally charged accused person.
Andrea Lyon: Silence as Assent Andrea Lyon 2010
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