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enormously

adverb

Definition of enormously

: to a very great or enormous degree or extent : exceedingly, vastly an enormously popular performer an area of business that has grown enormously in recent years an enormously complicated problem

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In fact, Miami’s cultural life has grown enormously over the past decade. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, "Inside The Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami's Hub For Arts and Culture," 28 Aug. 2019 But both actors can also play enormously warm and cuddly guys who are there for you when the chips are down. Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Danny McBride and John Goodman on God, capitalism, and wearing cool pinkie rings," 16 Aug. 2019 The Hungarian government’s advertising budget has swollen enormously since 2010, when Prime Minister Viktor Orban took power. The Economist, "The global gag on free speech is tightening," 15 Aug. 2019 As those who live alongside them know, elephants can be aggressive, violent and enormously dangerous. Mokgweetsi Masisi, WSJ, "Hunting Elephants Will Help Them Survive," 19 June 2019 This is enormously patronizing, and Miss Manners shares your distaste. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, "Miss Manners: Other foreigners agree with me that this American habit is rude," 27 Aug. 2019 Social Security is an enormously popular program with bipartisan support and influential lobbies, including the immensely powerful AARP, looking out for it. Liz Weston, Dallas News, "Believing these myths about Social Security could hurt millennials," 21 Aug. 2019 The sprawling facility, officially called Estudios Gabriel Garcia Marquez and owned by leading independent producer Argos, has benefited enormously from a Mexico production boom spearheaded by streaming giant Netflix. John Hecht, The Hollywood Reporter, "How Indie Producer Argos (With a Lot of Help From Netflix) Transformed Mexican TV," 14 Aug. 2019 The composer clearly benefited enormously from his travels and collaborations in the country. Douglas Murray, National Review, "Michael Tippett’s ‘Timeless Music in Time’," 11 July 2019

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First Known Use of enormously

1668, in the meaning defined above

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