massively

/ˈmæs.ɪv.li/

massively adverb: in a massive manner, in a way that appears large, heavy or imposing.

Adverb

massively (comparative more massively, superlative most massively)

In a massive manner, in a way that appears large, heavy or imposing.
- The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away...1945 January and February, “Notes and News: American Locomotives in France”, in Railway Magazine, page 46
- Some of the most impressive applications of massively parallel computing have been in the context of wide-area distributed platforms.2003, Ananth Grama, Vipin Kumar, Anshul Gupta, George Karypis, Introduction to Parallel Computing, 2nd edition, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 4
(slang) Greatly.

This shift culminated in the massively pro-Hellenic “antiquitization” public works program.
ROBLOX is part virtual world, part development platform, and part massively multiplayer online game.
If they redesigned or remade those games, or in the next generation of massively multiplayers.”

comparative	more massively
superlative	most massively

From massive + -ly.

What does massively mean?: Massively means in a massive manner, in a way that appears large, heavy or imposing.
What part of speech is massively?: Massively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce massively?: Massively is pronounced /ˈmæs.ɪv.li/.

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