monumentallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌmɒnjᵿˈmɛntl̩i/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnjəˈmɛn(t)l̩i/

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

Etymology: < monumental adj. + -ly suffix².

a. By means of a monument or monuments (in various senses); on or with a monument.

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society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [adverb] > by means of monument

monumentallya1625

a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta v. ii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mmmmm3/1 Thy memory..in brazen Characters, Shall monumentally be register'd To ages consequent.

1705 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1872) X. 15 I would have the said county to be marked northerly by trees or stones monumentally.

1843 J. O. Choules in D. Neal Hist. Puritans (1855) Pref. p. vii Let them know that they are the sons of the men..whose sufferings for conscience' sake are here monumentally recorded.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood xii. 86 He is morally convinced that the stranger is ‘with a blush retiring’, as monumentally directed.

1900 New Eng. Mag. June 391/1 Here is the civilian victor of the civil war, monumentally appreciated, monumentally declared.

1985 Observer 6 Oct. 24/5 The authors..state that all British soldiers who died in the First World War are monumentally commemorated ‘by name’.

b. As regards monuments. rare.

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society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [adverb] > as regards monuments

monumentally1870

1870 G. A. Townsend New World compared with Old 476 Monumentally, she [sc. New York] is the foremost of all cities on the western continent.

1882–3 M. R. Vincent in Schaff's Encycl. Relig. Knowl. 2000 Monumentally, the city [sc. Ravenna] falls into the line of ecclesiastical history with the era of the Theodosian family.

2. Like a monument; in a manner reminiscent of a monument.

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society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [adverb]

monumentally1654

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. i. 2 Like Pauls Scaffolds, Monumentally standing, because none dare take them down.

1856 H. Melville Benito Cereno (rev. ed.) in Piazza Tales 220 Atufal, monumentally fixed at the threshold, like one of those sculptured porters of black marble guarding the porches of Egyptian tombs.

1891 Harper's Mag. July 275/1 Embodied monumentally in stone.

1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 178 The chapel my brother built..: an overworked and overstrenuous large-scale conception—pillars writhing monumentally upwards.

a. To a monumental degree; greatly, extremely.

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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

1877 H. James American xvi. 278 She was monumentally stout and imperturbably serene.

1888 J. R. Lowell in Daily News 26 July 6/3 There is something especially—I might almost use a cant word and say monumentally—interesting in a meeting like this.

1955 Sci. Amer. Oct. 118/2 The authors deserve admiration for their persistence and energy in carrying out a monumentally tedious series of experiments.

1987 P. Lively Moon Tiger xiii. 159 The poor man is monumentally bored but..he knows how to behave to a lady.

2000 T. Robbins Fierce Invalids 45 Unless someone..can..show us how petty and pompous and monumentally useless it is to take ourselves so seriously, then depression can become a habit.

b. In a monumental or grandly imposing way.

ΘΚΠ

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

stoutlya1375

massilya1400

massively1550

stiffly1678

monumentally1879

1879 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 175/1 The figures are not exaggerated into bigness; they are monumentally imagined, and nobly grouped.

1918 E. Pound Lett. (1971) 134 Frazer has of course done the whole job monumentally, but good god how slowly, in how many volumes.

1977 J. Esherick in S. Kostof Architect 252 All this part of the institute to be treated monumentally.

1986 G. Josipouici Contre-jour i. 20 What he wanted..was not to catch this sense of movement with a sketch, but monumentally, with paintings as big as any painted by the great masters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monumentally
释义	monumentallyadv. Brit. /ˌmɒnjᵿˈmɛntl̩i/, U.S. /ˌmɑnjəˈmɛn(t)l̩i/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monumental adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < monumental adj. + -ly suffix². 1. a. By means of a monument or monuments (in various senses); on or with a monument. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [adverb] > by means of monument monumentallya1625 a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta v. ii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mmmmm3/1 Thy memory..in brazen Characters, Shall monumentally be register'd To ages consequent. 1705 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1872) X. 15 I would have the said county to be marked northerly by trees or stones monumentally. 1843 J. O. Choules in D. Neal Hist. Puritans (1855) Pref. p. vii Let them know that they are the sons of the men..whose sufferings for conscience' sake are here monumentally recorded. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood xii. 86 He is morally convinced that the stranger is ‘with a blush retiring’, as monumentally directed. 1900 New Eng. Mag. June 391/1 Here is the civilian victor of the civil war, monumentally appreciated, monumentally declared. 1985 Observer 6 Oct. 24/5 The authors..state that all British soldiers who died in the First World War are monumentally commemorated ‘by name’. b. As regards monuments. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [adverb] > as regards monuments monumentally1870 1870 G. A. Townsend New World compared with Old 476 Monumentally, she [sc. New York] is the foremost of all cities on the western continent. 1882–3 M. R. Vincent in Schaff's Encycl. Relig. Knowl. 2000 Monumentally, the city [sc. Ravenna] falls into the line of ecclesiastical history with the era of the Theodosian family. 2. Like a monument; in a manner reminiscent of a monument. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [adverb] monumentally1654 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. i. 2 Like Pauls Scaffolds, Monumentally standing, because none dare take them down. 1856 H. Melville Benito Cereno (rev. ed.) in Piazza Tales 220 Atufal, monumentally fixed at the threshold, like one of those sculptured porters of black marble guarding the porches of Egyptian tombs. 1891 Harper's Mag. July 275/1 Embodied monumentally in stone. 1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 178 The chapel my brother built..: an overworked and overstrenuous large-scale conception—pillars writhing monumentally upwards. 3. a. To a monumental degree; greatly, extremely. ΘΚΠ 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 1877 H. James American xvi. 278 She was monumentally stout and imperturbably serene. 1888 J. R. Lowell in Daily News 26 July 6/3 There is something especially—I might almost use a cant word and say monumentally—interesting in a meeting like this. 1955 Sci. Amer. Oct. 118/2 The authors deserve admiration for their persistence and energy in carrying out a monumentally tedious series of experiments. 1987 P. Lively Moon Tiger xiii. 159 The poor man is monumentally bored but..he knows how to behave to a lady. 2000 T. Robbins Fierce Invalids 45 Unless someone..can..show us how petty and pompous and monumentally useless it is to take ourselves so seriously, then depression can become a habit. b. In a monumental or grandly imposing way. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adverb] > bulkily > and solidly stoutlya1375 massilya1400 massively1550 stiffly1678 monumentally1879 1879 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 175/1 The figures are not exaggerated into bigness; they are monumentally imagined, and nobly grouped. 1918 E. Pound Lett. (1971) 134 Frazer has of course done the whole job monumentally, but good god how slowly, in how many volumes. 1977 J. Esherick in S. Kostof Architect 252 All this part of the institute to be treated monumentally. 1986 G. Josipouici Contre-jour i. 20 What he wanted..was not to catch this sense of movement with a sketch, but monumentally, with paintings as big as any painted by the great masters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1625
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