bigly
Adv
- In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale.
- Strongly, with great force.
- In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously.
Adj
- Big league.
- Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing.
Adverb
- In a great or important manner; significantly.
Examples
- He played his tiles BIGLY, covering several premium squares for a massive score.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English bygly, byggly, biggely. By surface analysis, big (“of great size, large (adjective); to a large extent, on a large scale; hard (adverb)”) + -ly.
Scrabble Score: 11
bigly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbigly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bigly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
bigly: valid Words With Friends Word