greatly
Syllables: great·ly/ˈɡɹeɪ̯t.li/UK/ˈɡɹeɪ̯t.liː/
greatly adverb: to a great extent or degree.
Adverb
greatly (comparative more greatly or greater or (rare) greatlier, superlative most greatly or greatest or (rare) greatliest)
- To a great extent or degree.
- Expenses greatly exceeded revenues this year, much to nobody's surprise.
- He was more greatly beloved than anyone in living memory.
- Synonyms:
- very, drastically, above a bit, absolutely, sorely, widely, horribly, horrendously, bone, abundantly
- Antonyms:
- slightly
- Nobly; magnanimously.
- His Suff’rings ſhine, and ſpread a Glory round him;
Greatly unfortunate, he fights the Cauſe
Of Honour, Virtue, Liberty, and Rome.1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 2 - But all this our fisher, who was neither a poet, nor a dependent, did not know, so he concluded, that all who were truly great, were truly greatly minded, and noble in soul, as they were exalted by birth, and rich in splendour.1823, Catherine George Ward, The Cottage on the Cliff: A Sea-side Story, page 251
- His Suff’rings ſhine, and ſpread a Glory round him;
greatly meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
greatly in Tamil
- greatly, intensely
- பெருக்க perukka
greatly in Marathi
- greatly, highly, exceedingly
- थोर thor
greatly in Urdu
- بہ درجہ ہا, فراخ دلی سے, نہایت
greatly in Bengali
- অতিশয়, সাতিশয়, অনেক, অত্যন্ত, অতি
More languagesFewer languages
- greatly in Telugu
- విపరీతంగా viparītaṅgā
- greatly in Malayalam
- അത്യന്തം, അധികമായി, ഏറ്റവും, വളരെ
- greatly in Kannada
- ಬಹಳ bahaḷa
- greatly in Punjabi
- بہت bahut, ਬਹੁਤ bahut, ਖ਼ੂਬ xūb
- greatly in Sanskrit
- बहु bahu
- greatly in Arabic
- بشكل كبير
Examples of greatly in a sentence
- I admire Elvis Presley greatly.
- Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Instead of retracing my route, I have elected to walk across Blackpool to the town's remaining large station, although even this has been greatly reduced in size.2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 56:
Synonyms of greatly
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Antonyms
Forms of greatly
| comparative | more greatly |
|---|---|
| comparative | greater |
| superlative | most greatly |
| superlative | greatest |
| comparative (rare) | greatlier |
| superlative (rare) | greatliest |
Origin of greatly
Inherited from Middle English gretly. By surface analysis, great + -ly.
Words that rhyme with greatly
Questions about greatly
- What does greatly mean?
- Greatly means to a great extent or degree.
- What is greatly in Tamil?
- Greatly in Tamil is பெருக்க (perukka). See Greatly meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use greatly in a sentence?
- I admire Elvis Presley greatly.
- What part of speech is greatly?
- Greatly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce greatly?
- Greatly is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪ̯t.li/.
Words near greatly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: greatly (page history and authors); பெருக்க (Tamil) (page history and authors); थोर (Marathi) (page history and authors); greatly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); greatly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); విపరీతంగా (Telugu) (page history and authors); greatly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಬಹಳ (Kannada) (page history and authors); بہت (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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