signally

[ sig-nl-ee, -nl-lee ]

adverb

1. conspicuously; notably.

signally

/ ˈsɪɡnəlɪ /

adverb

1. conspicuously or especially

Word History and Origins

Origin of signally¹

First recorded in 1635–45; signal + -ly

Example Sentences

China's commerce minister told Micron Technology Inc's president Beijing would welcome the U.S. semiconductor company deepening its footprint in the Chinese market, signally a further thaw in relations between the world's top two economies.

From Reuters

China's commerce minister told Micron Technology Inc's president Beijing would welcome the U.S. semiconductor company deepening its footprint in the Chinese market, signally a further thaw in relations between the world's top two economies.

From Reuters

Remember that if the Republicans seize the congressional levers of power, they must then deliver for the American people – something their congressional leadership has signally failed to do when they were, previously, in charge.

From Salon

The truth is that he has presided over a modest pickup in G.D.P. growth, but he has signally failed to fulfill his campaign goal of raising the economy’s growth rate to four per cent.

From The New Yorker

Despite Mr. Tusk’s passionate pleas, sometimes awkward jokes and Twitter commentary, the European Union signally failed to show the solidarity he demanded on the biggest issue of the last five years — migration.

From New York Times

Related Words

• considerably
• conspicuously
• decidedly
• greatly
• notably
• noticeably
• obviously
• remarkably
• strikingly