colossallyadv.
/kəˈlɒsl̩i/, U.S. /kəˈlɑsəli/ In a colossal manner; on a colossal scale; hugely; greatly.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adverb] > hugely
huge1508
giantly1625
immeasurably1631
immensely1654
gigantically1678
enormously1695
colossally1809
tremendously1832
mega1966
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > hugely or immensely
hugelyc1380
huge1508
enormly1538
monstruously?1548
massively1550
monstrously1602
a worlda1616
hugeouslya1643
immensely1654
vastly1664
swingingly1668
hugeous1673
gigantically1678
vast1688
swingeing1690
thumpingly1693
enormously1695
pancratically1727
immense1754
colossally1809
whooping1866
monumentally1877
pyramidically1886
pyramidally1891
galactically1968
1809 Eclectic Rev. Dec. 1118 A particular English senator was colossally superior, in genius and benevolence, to the whole human race.
1844 H. F. Chorley Music & Manners France & Germany III. 227 After that colossally grand part-singing.
1891 Murray's Mag. June 779 A couple of huge elks' horns still branched colossally.
1907 E. von Arnim Fräulein Schmidt ii. 6 You were so much surprised at what you called, in politest German, my colossally good English.
1941 Harper's Mag. Jan. 173/2 Recently the Museum of Modern Art in New York..showed them colossally, with much banqueting and starched-shirt fanfare.
1998 Sunday Tel. 25 Jan. (Business section) 20/6 In the world of the fund manager, salaries are colossally high, perks are plentiful and all shall have prizes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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