bigly

Meaning

Adv

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

Adj

Big league.

Adj

Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing.

Synonyms

potentially

forcefully

potently

strong

Translations

fortemente

sterk

fortiter

acérrimamente

fortament

fort

fort

krachtig

stark

forte

fermement

saldamente

fortemente

kräftig

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.