Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; arrogantly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; violently.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb Strongly, with great force.
  • adverb In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily.

Etymologies

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From big +‎ -ly.

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