significantly
adv/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/
Etymology From significant + -ly.
1
In a significant manner or to a significant extent.
- Irene's English significantly improved after taking a year out in Ireland.
- The quality of life is significantly higher than it was twenty years ago.
2 more examples
- It's the water that makes this area famous. […] That water is still being used to supply Blackford's two dominant industries, Tullibardine whisky distillery to the south of the village and, more significantly, Highland Spring Group's bottling plant to the north.2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 38:
- It’s commonly cited that undergraduates are significantly smarter than average, with IQs ranging from 115 to 130.2024 January 23, Ross Pomeroy, “Why College Students' Average IQ Has Fallen 17 Points Since 1939”, in RealClearScience, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2024:
- Synonyms
- way
- Derived terms
- nonsignificantly, significantly othered, subsignificantly