phenomenally

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adverb

In a manner that is extraordinary or amazing.

“The tennis player's serve was phenomenally fast.”

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Meanings

adverbphenomenally (comparative more phenomenally, superlative most phenomenally)

comparative more phenomenally · superlative most phenomenally · alternative phænomenally

  1. In a manner that is extraordinary or amazing.

    The tennis player's serve was phenomenally fast.

    2 more examples

    The police department lobbies phenomenally strongly against any civilian review board.

    1991 February 11, Ed Boyce, quoting David Scondras, “Bashers With Badges”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 29, page 6

    Network Rail developed and delivered the new crossover in just ten months - "phenomenally quickly", Mands says - and the work is included in the £20m build cost.

    2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 40
  2. In terms of phenomena.

    The 'old-look' and the 'bald-pink-and-wrinkled-look' are, in this context at least, one and the same. Phenomenally speaking, that is, the predicates 'old' and 'bald, pink, and wrinkled' here are equivalent […]

    2014, Berit Brogard, Does Perception Have Content?, page 97

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  5. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  6. Late Latinphaenomenon
  7. Englishphenomenon
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  11. Frenchphénomène
  12. Frenchphénoména
  13. Englishphenomenal
  14. Englishphenomenally

From phenomenal + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan fenomenalment
  • fenomenalmentin a phenomenal manner
Finnish ilmiömäisesti
  • ilmiömäisestiin a phenomenal manner
Portuguese fenomenalmente
  • fenomenalmentein a phenomenal manner
Spanish fenomenalmente
  • fenomenalmentein a phenomenal manner
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“phenomenally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenomenally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenomenally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenomenally.

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