enormously
/ɪˈnɔːməsli/ih-NAWR-muh-slee
/ɪˈnɔɹməsli/ih-NAWR-muh-slee
Meaningin a way that is out of the norm
Common meaning: in an enormous way
- eout
- norma builder's right-angle gauge; hence a standardLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1216 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘out’ + ‘a builder's right-angle gauge’ → enormously
Journey through time
- Latinnorma, -ae‘a builder's right-angle gauge’
- Old Frenchenormesource
- Englishenormous‘huge’
- Englishformed in English from enormousenormously‘in an enormous way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is out of the norm. It can be inferred from any of: enormous.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from enormous + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- norma, -ae Latin “a builder's right-angle gauge; hence a standard”
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