Gargantuanly
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 In a gargantuan manner.
"Auntie coughed gargantuanly."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of gargantuanly. alt-of
"“I haven’t the remotest idea.” / “Then how can you state so confidently that this painting is not a picture of his wife?” / […] “I can’t be positive, of course,” he returned irritably. “I know she wasn’t and that is good enough for me.” / Williams laughed, Gargantuanly good-humored. “You’re young, Mr. Norris, and you don’t like to think of youth mated with age. But it’s done quite often I assure you, and it was done in this case, too. Just look here. This is proof enough for me.”"
Example
More examples"“I haven’t the remotest idea.” / “Then how can you state so confidently that this painting is not a picture of his wife?” / […] “I can’t be positive, of course,” he returned irritably. “I know she wasn’t and that is good enough for me.” / Williams laughed, Gargantuanly good-humored. “You’re young, Mr. Norris, and you don’t like to think of youth mated with age. But it’s done quite often I assure you, and it was done in this case, too. Just look here. This is proof enough for me.”"
Etymology
From gargantuan + -ly.
From Gargantuan + -ly.
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