bigly

[ big-lee ]

adverb

1. in a big way; greatly:

   Their gifts made the children smile bigly.

   Aaron was tall for his age, and bigly built.

2. strongly; with violent force:

   Waves pounded bigly against our starboard side.

3. boastfully; haughtily:

   She pronounces her opinions bigly, as if they are divine mandates.

adjective

1. pleasantly habitable:

   a settlement of modest but bigly homes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bigly¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ; see big ¹( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

He lost this debate, as he would say, bigly.

From Salon

"Electoral season is upon us, and I want to direct all my efforts to winning, bigly!" he said.

From BBC

Trump shrugs it off, predicting at a Fox News town hall that he would win “bigly.”

From Seattle Times

In response, Mr. Chen attacked the speaker on another front: “It’s totally unfair for a House Speaker to profit bigly from stock trading. Totally Criminal Parasite.”

From Washington Times

But now with the country returning to normal and the Very Stable Genius holed up in his Florida palace, who wants to think about that bigly old mess?

From Washington Post