bigly

Meaning

Adv

1. In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale.
2. Strongly, with great force.
3. In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously.

Adj

Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing.

Synonyms

potentially

forcefully

potently

strong

Hyphenated as

big‧ly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɪɡ.li/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bygly

Cognate with Icelandic: byggilegur

In summary

From Middle English bygly, byggly, biggely. By surface analysis, big (“of great size, large (adjective); to a large extent, on a large scale; hard (adverb)”) + -ly.