enormously

adverb

enor·​mous·​ly i-ˈnȯr-məs-lē How to pronounce enormously (audio)
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: to a very great or enormous degree or extent : exceedingly, vastly
an enormously popular performer
an area of business that has grown enormously in recent years
an enormously complicated problem

Examples of enormously in a Sentence

an enormously entertaining film the neighbors have been enormously helpful during this difficult time
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The Fed increased the money supply enormously in the 30 months after the first COVID case in 2020. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025 In fact, there are lots of folks who benefit enormously from the use of headphones in public and even require them, namely those with sensory processing disorders or symptoms of PTSD, who might find public spaces (and the amount of audio stimuli that accompanies them) to be totally overwhelming. Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025 As the hunt for the cosmic shoreline shows, learning anything at all about exoplanets is still enormously difficult. Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025 The past few years have been enormously challenging for many higher education institutions across the country. Matt Gandal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enormously

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of enormously was in 1668

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“Enormously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enormously. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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