bigly
big·ly
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- US Pronunciation
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- [big-lee]
- /ˈbɪg li/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [big-lee]
- /ˈbɪg li/
Definitions of bigly word
- adjective bigly comfortably habitable 3
- adverb bigly in a big way; greatly: Their gifts made the children smile bigly. Aaron was tall for his age, and bigly built. 1
- adverb bigly strongly; with violent force: Waves pounded bigly against our starboard side. 1
- adverb bigly boastfully; haughtily: She pronounces her opinions bigly, as if they are divine mandates. 1
- adjective bigly pleasantly habitable: a settlement of modest but bigly homes. 1
- adverb bigly (now rare) Strongly, with great force. 0
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Origin of bigly
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English; see big1 + -ly
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Parts of speech for Bigly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bigly popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.