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单词 bigly
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Definition of bigly in English:

bigly

adverb ˈbɪɡliˈbɪɡli
humorous, informal
  • To a great extent; on a large scale.

    we are going to reduce taxes bigly
    the crowd erupted bigly as never before

Origin

Late Middle English (meaning ‘with great force’): from big + -ly. Rare from the late19th century until 2016, it was revived as a result of its association with President Donald Trump, whose adverbial use of big league in speech (to mean 'by a considerable amount') was widely misinterpreted as ‘bigly’.

 
 

Definition of bigly in US English:

bigly

adverbˈbiɡlēˈbɪɡli
humorous, informal
  • To a great extent; on a large scale.

    we are going to reduce taxes bigly
    the crowd erupted bigly as never before

Origin

Late Middle English (meaning ‘with great force’): from big + -ly. Rare from the late19th century until 2016, it was revived as a result of its association with President Donald Trump, whose adverbial use of big league in speech (to mean 'by a considerable amount') was widely misinterpreted as ‘bigly’.

 
 
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