fantastically

adverb

fan·​tas·​ti·​cal·​ly fan-ˈta-sti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce fantastically (audio)
fən-
1
: in a fantastic manner
2
: to a fantastic degree : extremely
fantastically expensive clothes

Examples of fantastically in a Sentence

a community production of the classic musical that featured fantastically bad singing
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And the chefs in these videos are wildly, immensely, fantastically popular, with tens of millions of followers combined. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025 And Leo Woodall, who is the most fantastically hardworking actor, sat down and learned them and reproduced them all and wrote them on the walls. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025 Zellweger gave Bridget Jones her life on the screen, with her fantastically squirrelly line delivery, her half-awkward, half-resolute stride, her often touching wistfulness. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 Earlier this week, the restaurant had a special of tian qi chicken soup, which is supposed to be good for blood circulation and had a fantastically intense chicken flavor. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fantastically

Word History

Etymology

fantastical + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fantastically was in 1543

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“Fantastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fantastically. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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