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greatly meaning

EN[ˈɡɹeɪtli]
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    Definition of greatly in English Dictionary

  • AdverbCOMgreaterCOMmore greatlySUPgreatestSUPmost greatlySUF-ly
    1. (archaic) Nobly; magnanimously.
      1. To a great extent or degree.
        1. There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of tragedies and comedies.
        • At this point, traffic is the greatest monetizer for Trendhunter.
        • The scale measures longness in units of length. Its ordinality guarantees that objects with greater longnesses are assigned more unites of length when measured.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Adverbs
        • Degree adverbs
        • Morphemes
          • Suffixes
            • Words by suffix
              • Words suffixed with -ly

        Other Vocabulary

        Look-Alike Words
        1. en greatley
        2. en really
        3. en greater
        4. en gently
        5. en treaty
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of greatly for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "greatly" is an adverb, more specifically, a degree adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.
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