massively

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/ˈmæs.ɪv.li/

adverb

In a massive manner, in a way that appears large, heavy or imposing.

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adverbmassively (comparative more massively, superlative most massively)

comparative more massively · superlative most massively

  1. In a massive manner, in a way that appears large, heavy or imposing.

    Some of the most impressive applications of massively parallel computing have been in the context of wide-area distributed platforms.

    2003, Ananth Grama, Vipin Kumar, Anshul Gupta, George Karypis, Introduction to Parallel Computing, 2nd edition, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 4
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    The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away, while impatient road convoys piled up on both sides of the crossing.

    1945 January and February, “Notes and News: American Locomotives in France”, in Railway Magazine, page 46
  2. slangGreatly.

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Origin

  1. Englishmassive
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishmassively

From massive + -ly.

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