1
: to a great extent or degree : very much
contributed greatly to improved relations
not greatly bothered
2
: in a great manner : nobly, magnanimously
a man may live greatly in the law—
O. W. Holmes †1935
O. W. Holmes †1935Examples of greatly in a Sentence
She has contributed greatly to our success.
They don't seem to be greatly bothered by the delay.
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Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
This greatly raises the risk that he could’ve been successfully targeted by enterprising hackers from North Korea, China, Russia or elsewhere.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
The pope had left plans to greatly simplify the more elaborate papal funerals of the past, which will make this one different than any recent ones.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Relative to expectations, the programs greatly underachieved.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Greatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greatly. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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