Greatly
/ˈɡɹeɪtli/ adv
adv ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 To a great extent or degree.
"Expenses greatly exceeded revenues this year, much to nobody's surprise."
- 2 Nobly; magnanimously. archaic
"His Suff’rings ſhine, and ſpread a Glory round him; Greatly unfortunate, he fights the Cauſe Of Honour, Virtue, Liberty, and Rome."
Adverb
- 1 to an extraordinary extent or degree wordnet
Example
More examples"Your work has greatly improved."
Etymology
From Middle English gretly, gretely, gretliche, greteliche, equivalent to great + -ly.