vastly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈvæstli/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English vast Middle English -ly English -ly English vastly From vast + -ly.
Meanings
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Greatly, in a vast manner.
“I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable.[…]Steerage is like everything else maritime[…]vastly improved since Robert Louis Stevenson took his trip third class to New York.”
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 1, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed.
2018 July 24, Kaitlan Collins, “Exclusive: White House stops announcing calls with foreign leaders”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more vastly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most vastly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
supremely · immensely · exceedingly · tremendously · highly · extremely
Translations (13)
de erheblich (greatly, in a vast manner) · ka მეტად (greatly, in a vast manner) · fr beaucoup (greatly, in a vast manner) · eo vaste (greatly, in a vast manner) · sk ohromne (greatly, in a vast manner) · eo treege (greatly, in a vast manner) · ka ძალზე (greatly, in a vast manner) · ka ძალიან (greatly, in a vast manner) · te విస్తారముగా (greatly, in a vast manner) · cs ohromně (greatly, in a vast manner) · ka დიდად (greatly, in a vast manner) · es inmensamente (greatly, in a vast manner) · de ungeheuer (greatly, in a vast manner)