Colossally

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a colossal manner, or to a colossal extent.

    "Primitive people, colossally ignorant of the cause of disease and of curative processes, attributed to supernatural agencies any causes and effects for which their simple minds could give no natural explanations."

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immenselytremendouslyvastly

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"It is a colossally bad idea to drive without a driver's license."

Etymology

From colossal + -ly.

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