monumentally

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UK/mɒnjʊˈmɛntəli/

adverb

To a monumental extent; very greatly.

“Climbing this mountain naked was a monumentally stupid idea!”

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Meanings

adverbmonumentally (comparative more monumentally, superlative most monumentally)

comparative more monumentally · superlative most monumentally

  1. To a monumental extent; very greatly.

    Climbing this mountain naked was a monumentally stupid idea!

    1 more example

    Einstein made some monumentally important scientific discoveries.

Origin

From monumental + -ly.

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APA

monumentally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monumentally

MLA

“monumentally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monumentally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monumentally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monumentally.

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