massivelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈmasᵻvli/, U.S.

/ˈmæsᵻvli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: massive adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < massive adj. + -ly suffix².See note s.v. massive adj. on the lack of 17th- and 18th-cent. evidence, and compare massily adv.

1. In a massive manner or form. Later also in weakened sense: on a vast scale, to a very great extent; extremely, intensely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adverb] > bulkily > and solidly

stoutlya1375

massilya1400

massively1550

stiffly1678

monumentally1879

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

1550 R. Bowes in J. C. Hodgson Hist. Northumberland: Pt. III (1828) II. 200 That side to be massively rampiered with earth.

1832 C. Webbe Lyric Leaves 123 Whilst rock-like clouds seem tumbling massively, As if once more rebellion raged on high.

1844 E. B. Browning Vision of Poets 747 And so..Rose the full notes; now parted off In pauses massively aloof, Like measured thunders.

1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. I. 259 Houses built so massively..that [etc.].

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xii. 181 The forms of great black trees rose massively in front of her.

1949 G. Wilson Knight Wheel of Fire ix. 201 This is the movement from civilization..which is later massively reconstructed in Timon of Athens.

1962 ‘A. Bannon’ Beebo Brinker 104 She was massively uninterested in finding him.

1974 Physics Bull. Apr. 132/3 Past CEGB technological choices and commercial practices have resulted in massively unproductive investments.

1982 J. Mark Aquarius iv. 63 He nodded at a stately door, massively carved.

1992 Daily Tel. 24 July 14/3 The tree in the garden really was a spaceship (we called it Tree Tree, which was massively inventive of us, wasn't it?).

†2. By masses of people. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. viii. lix. 184 An assumption which..was massively acted on at that date of the world's history.

Compounds

massively parallel adj. Computing employing massive parallelism (see massive parallelism n. at massive adj. Compounds).

ΚΠ

1977 J. P. Strong in Proc. Soc. Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers 1976 83 111 Work is proceeding on a massively parallel system using today's LSI technology.

1998 Newsweek 11 May 88/2 Massively parallel processors use arrays of relatively cheap chips..but it's hard to organize all those processors' access to data.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	massively
释义	massivelyadv. Brit. /ˈmasᵻvli/, U.S. /ˈmæsᵻvli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: massive adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < massive adj. + -ly suffix².See note s.v. massive adj. on the lack of 17th- and 18th-cent. evidence, and compare massily adv. 1. In a massive manner or form. Later also in weakened sense: on a vast scale, to a very great extent; extremely, intensely. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adverb] > bulkily > and solidly stoutlya1375 massilya1400 massively1550 stiffly1678 monumentally1879 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 1550 R. Bowes in J. C. Hodgson Hist. Northumberland: Pt. III (1828) II. 200 That side to be massively rampiered with earth. 1832 C. Webbe Lyric Leaves 123 Whilst rock-like clouds seem tumbling massively, As if once more rebellion raged on high. 1844 E. B. Browning Vision of Poets 747 And so..Rose the full notes; now parted off In pauses massively aloof, Like measured thunders. 1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. I. 259 Houses built so massively..that [etc.]. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xii. 181 The forms of great black trees rose massively in front of her. 1949 G. Wilson Knight Wheel of Fire ix. 201 This is the movement from civilization..which is later massively reconstructed in Timon of Athens. 1962 ‘A. Bannon’ Beebo Brinker 104 She was massively uninterested in finding him. 1974 Physics Bull. Apr. 132/3 Past CEGB technological choices and commercial practices have resulted in massively unproductive investments. 1982 J. Mark Aquarius iv. 63 He nodded at a stately door, massively carved. 1992 Daily Tel. 24 July 14/3 The tree in the garden really was a spaceship (we called it Tree Tree, which was massively inventive of us, wasn't it?). †2. By masses of people. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. viii. lix. 184 An assumption which..was massively acted on at that date of the world's history. Compounds massively parallel adj. Computing employing massive parallelism (see massive parallelism n. at massive adj. Compounds). ΚΠ 1977 J. P. Strong in Proc. Soc. Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers 1976 83 111 Work is proceeding on a massively parallel system using today's LSI technology. 1998 Newsweek 11 May 88/2 Massively parallel processors use arrays of relatively cheap chips..but it's hard to organize all those processors' access to data. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1550
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