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supercalifragilisticexpialidociously en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 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 supercalifragilisticexpialidociously From supercalifragilisticexpialidocious + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious manner.
    • I thought he meant 'bigly' as in 'hugely' or 'ginormously' or even 'supercalifragilisticexpialidociously' — but no, 'bigly' was Trump's Twitter shorthand for 'big league'. 2018, Gyles Brandreth, Have You Eaten Grandma?, page 5:

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most supercalifragilisticexpialidociously Degree=Sup lexicographic
more supercalifragilisticexpialidociously Degree=Cmp lexicographic