gargantuanly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English gargantuan Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English gargantuanly From gargantuan + -ly.
Meanings
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In a gargantuan manner.
Auntie coughed gargantuanly.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 231:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gargantuanly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most gargantuanly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more gargantuanly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |