vastly

adv

vastly

adv

US /ˈvæstli/

Etymology From vast + -ly.

1

Greatly, in a vast manner.

  • “I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable.[…]Steerage is like everything else maritime[…]vastly improved since Robert Louis Stevenson took his trip third class to New York.”1913, Robert Barr, chapter 1, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
  • After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed.2018 July 24, Kaitlan Collins, “Exclusive: White House stops announcing calls with foreign leaders”, in CNN:
Synonyms
exceedingly, extremely, highly, immensely, supremely, tremendously

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