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bigly

big·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [big-lee]
    • /ˈbɪg li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

bigly usage trend in Literature

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