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Princeton's WordNet

  1. greatlyadverb

    to an extraordinary extent or degree

    "he improved greatly"

Wiktionary

  1. greatlyadverb

    Nobly; magnanimously.

  2. greatlyadverb

    To a great extent or degree.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Greatlyadjective

    Etymology: from great.

    Thy sorrow I will greatly multiply. John Milton.

    Yet London, empress of the northern clime,
    By an high fate thou greatly didst expire. John Dryden, Ann. Mir.

    Where are these bold intrepid sons of war,
    That greatly turn their backs upon the foe,
    And to their general send a brave defiance? Joseph Addison, Cato.

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  1. greatly

    Greatly is an adverb that means to a large extent, considerably, significantly, or very much. It is often used to emphasize the high degree or intensity of a situation, condition, or effect.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Greatlyadverb

    in a great degree; much

  2. Greatlyadverb

    nobly; illustriously; magnanimously

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'greatly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2967

  2. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'greatly' in Adverbs Frequency: #229

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of greatly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of greatly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of greatly in a Sentence

  1. Bjrn Geirr Harsson:

    And I’m sure the Finns would greatly appreciate getting it.

  2. Tsai Ing-wen:

    Very unfortunately, although China had made progress in economic development in recent years, its human rights and freedom were still greatly oppressed, we also care a lot about the development of democracy and human rights in mainland China, and hope China could walk toward that path.

  3. Mia Hansen:

    Lance will be greatly missed.

  4. President Trump:

    He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed.

  5. La Rochefoucauld:

    If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

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