Enormously
[ɪ'nɔːməslɪ] or [ɪ'nɔrməsli]
Definition
(adv.) In an enormous degree.
Editor: Wilma
Examples
- This would have lengthened the average reign of each Pope, and enormously increased the continuity of the policy of the church. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And I have no doubt that the time taken by the court would be enormously less, because if a judge attempts to read the bulky records and briefs, that work alone would require several days. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Enormous, Miss Rebecca Sharp said, and enormously proud of them, I assure you. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And the insight is enormously fertile. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The reaper had been primarily necessary in America, because here farm labor was very scarce, and the wheat fields enormously productive. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The French people had subscribed enormously to Russian loans. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the skeletons of the several breeds, the development of the bones of the face, in length and breadth and curvature, differs enormously. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- This heating or vulcanizing process fixes the elasticity of the rubber, increases its strength enormously and unites the parts in such a way as to make the shoe practically one piece. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As our business increased enormously, our quarters became too small, so we saw the district Tammany leader and asked him if we could not store castings and other things on the sidewalk. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- As in the case of Alexander the Great and Julius C?sar, posterity has enormously exaggerated his memory. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Neolithic man was enormously impressed by serpents--and he no longer took the sun for granted. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They seemed to divide the world into two classes of people; people who were making enormous fortunes, and people who were being enormously ruined. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Our untrue ideas are significant because they influence our lives enormously. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- When they were dressed, the three of them walked quickly back to breakfast, for the morning air had developed their appetites enormously. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The price was enormously high, and made successful smuggling very profitable. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- After all, what is a modern rifle but a device which man has made with his brain permitting him to strike an enormously hard blow at a wonderful distance? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But the truth is that we overestimate enormously the importance of nominations, campaigns, and office-holding. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- And we all pretend to be enormously surprised when the ignorant foreign vote prefers a corrupt political ring to a party of well-dressed, grammatical, and high-minded gentlemen. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The development of free discussion in Europe during this age of fermentation was enormously stimulated by the appearance of printed books. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He can telegraph more quickly than the average person can write; and with a combination of the latest improvements the speed can be enormously increased. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- They say all Indian nabobs are enormously rich. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The enormously increased quantity of cotton spun by Arkwright’s machinery made a demand for increased facilities for weaving it into cloth. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- But the opinions men have formed of Alexander himself vary enormously. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And even the splendours of monarchy were enormously costly, measured by the productivity of the time. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- What has changed enormously from epoch to epoch is the character in which these impulses appear. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Quality and treatment were enormously dependent upon the experience and sagacity of the individual iron worker. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Throughout an enormously large proportion of the ocean, the bright blue tint of the water bespeaks its purity. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Instead of being ruined, my good sir, you will find that your reputation has been enormously enhanced. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The number of miners increased enormously. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Enormously Rich, We say,' returned Mr Podsnap, in a condescending manner. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: Wilma