different between luminous vs luminously

English

Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin l?min?sus.

luminous (comparative more luminous, superlative most luminous)

Emitting light; glowing brightly.
Synonyms: beamful, shining, radiant; see also Thesaurus:shining
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 11, [1]
  The bonfire in his heart made luminous the rose-tan in his cheek.
Brightly illuminated.
Synonyms: lighted, lit up; see also Thesaurus:illuminated
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luminous +? -ly

luminously (comparative more luminously, superlative most luminously)

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