Definitions for greatly
great·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. greatlyadverb

   to an extraordinary extent or degree

   "he improved greatly"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. greatlyadverb

   Nobly; magnanimously.

2. greatlyadverb

   To a great extent or degree.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Greatlyadjective

   Etymology: from great.

   1. In a great degree.

   Thy sorrow I will greatly multiply. John Milton.

   2. Nobly; illustriously.

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

   3. Magnanimously; generously; bravely.

   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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce greatly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say greatly in sign language?

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. Marcos Josegrei da Silva:

   The law facilitates greatly the sharing of information between police and intelligence services of different countries.

2. Li Chunlai:

   This work shows the extensive use of the Lunar Penetrating Radar could greatly improve our understanding of the history of lunar impact and volcanism and could shed new light on the comprehension of the geological evolution of the Moon's far side.

3. Vladimir Airapetian:

   In our paper, we have shown that a super Carrington-type CME event would have greatly compressed the magnetic field, this would ignite huge electric currents on Earth and let energetic particles penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere and surface.

4. Adam Schiff:

   It concerns me greatly that this President, after criticizing so many others about leaking potentially classified information should be discussing things that may very well be classified in such a cavalier fashion.

5. Jenny Bortoluzzi:

   Fisheries may collapse, with artisanal fishers being the likely most affected, and popular tourism destinations which rely on sharks to attract tourists will also suffer greatly, its important to understand that as much as our oceans need sharks, so do we.

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