fantastically

comparative more fantastically · superlative most fantastically · alternative obsolete fantasticly · alternative archaic phantastically

1. In a fantastic manner.

   He painted fantastically with everything as if in a dream.

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   "The Chengtu revolutionaries were fantastically colourful in the Szechwanese manner—they costumed themselves as heroes of the stage and their energies were chiefly occupied in tying ropes across the main streets so that when Imperial officials rode by in their litters they would have to get down and crawl under, losing face.

   1942 March 28, “Notes and News: Monument to a Stillborn Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 88

2. To an extent only in fantasy; outrageously; ridiculously.

   He was fantastically wealthy.

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   The provinces of Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Jilin are fantastically cold in winter, indeed one of the major tourist attractions for the hardy is the display of ice-carved figures in public parks (especially in Haerbin, Heilongjiang province). The long winters have average temperatures between — 20°C and — 27°C, although the short summers are hot.

   1988, Frances Wood, “Town and Countryside”, in A Companion to China, 1st U.S. edition, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 35

   One must be especially careful when using Google to determine frequency as there is a very real risk of fantastically overestimating the frequency and subsequent importance of a term.

   2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 15

   Every guest is appalled and fantastically humourless about the experience, even at this distance. You cannot help but wonder at cultural divides and how differently the British might have approached – or at least recalled – such events, at least in the early days. For us, surely, it would be a story for the ages. You could dine out on it for ever, so to speak.

   2025 June 24, Lucy Mangan, “Poop Cruise review – a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025