Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a great degree; to a large extent; largely; exceedingly.
- Grandly; nobly.
- In a great or high manner; with high spirit; magnanimously.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a great degree; much.
- adverb Nobly; illustriously; magnanimously.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb archaic
Nobly ;magnanimously . - adverb To a
great extent or degree.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to an extraordinary extent or degree
Etymologies
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Examples
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I like not the title greatly, but when it means thee to me, then shall I love it. '
St. George and St. Michael George MacDonald 1864
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I like not the title greatly, but when it means thee to me, then shall I love it. '
St. George and St. Michael Volume III George MacDonald 1864
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I also suffer greatly from a beauty product appreciation.
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One thing that I recently discovered that bothered me greatly is that Google keeps track of your Google Maps locations if you are logged in when you search them.
Break Google’s Monopoly On Your Data: Switch To Yahoo Search | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Well, I think this is great. 20th century history benefits greatly from the antics of Howard Hughes, and Murdoch is colouring himself in as a bright and entertaining historical figure for the enjoyment of our children and our children's children. bjacques
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Also said my mother would benefit greatly from the bill passing.
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Granted, the inside of one laptop may vary greatly from the inside of another, but — as the author of this Instructable points out — the same basic ideas apply, so if you practice a little common sense you should be fine.
Clean Your Laptop To Keep It Running Smooth And Cool | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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But how greatly is that understanding enhanced by the knowledge that, written and first filmed in the heyday of the Cold War, '' Body Snatchers is as much as anything about the great Communist takeover?
Genre Fiction 2010
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They know about the reality of a destroyed currency having suffered greatly from the hyperinflation of the early 1920s.
Ask the Germans, they know! Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2009
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I'm participating in a discussion on Welty in Jackson, MS and have benefitted greatly from the scholar's perspectives!
Eudora Welty (copy) ____Maggie 2009
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