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hugely en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhjuːd͡ʒli/

Etymology

From Middle English hugely, hugeliche, equivalent to huge + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Greatly; to a huge extent.
    • But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party. 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2023:
    • It became hugely successful.
    • She turned around, grinning hugely.
    • This new movie is hugely inspired from the 1930s cowboy movies.

Translations (15)

bg извънредно много (hugely) · fi valtavasti (hugely) · ru стра́шно (hugely) · da mægtig (hugely) · cmn 大大 (hugely) · sh силно (hugely) · ru о́чень (hugely) · enm hugely (hugely) · fr colossalement (hugely) · ru чрезвыча́йно (hugely) · sh silno (hugely) · ru весьма́ (hugely) · it vastamente (hugely) · pl ogromnie (hugely) · ru си́льно (hugely)