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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sensationally en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /sən-/
  • /sɛnˈseɪʃənli/
  • /sɛnˈseɪʃnəli/
  • /sɛnˈseɪʃənəli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English sensational Middle English -ly English -ly English sensationally From sensational + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a sensational manner.
  2. To a sensational extent; amazingly.
    • "Yes," said Slartibartfast, "staggeringly dull. Bewilderingly so. [...] Would you like me to quote you some statistics?" "Er, well..." "Please, I would like to. They, too, are quite sensationally dull." 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 111:

Forms

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more sensationally Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most sensationally Degree=Sup lexicographic