Vividly
/ˈvɪv.ɪd.li/noun
In a clear, bright, and intensely lifelike way.
Did you know?English vivid ultimately traces back to Latin vivus, meaning “alive,” the same ancient life-root behind words like revive and survive.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷih₃wós
“alive, living”
Latin
Latin
vīvus
“alive, living”
Late Latin
Latin
vividus
“lively, energetic, vivid”
Old French
Old French
vif, vive
“alive; bright, intense”
Middle English
English
vivid
“full of life, strikingly bright or intense”
Modern English
English
vividly
“in a bright, intense, or lifelike manner”