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Superfly vs Superbly - What's the difference?

superfly | superbly |

As a noun superfly

is an ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black one who is a pusher of drugs or superfly can be a fly (insect) with remarkable properties, such as resistance to insecticide.

As an adverb superbly is

excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably.

superfly

English

Etymology 1

From the character in the blaxploitation film (1972).

Noun

(superflies)
  • An ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black one who is a pusher of drugs.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (superflies)
  • A fly (insect) with remarkable properties, such as resistance to insecticide.

    • superbly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably.
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  • (dated) haughtily