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Greatly
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- He will be greatly missed and long remembered by all fortunate enough to have known him.
- The use of thorium can greatly decrease the use of uranium, but cannot eliminate it entirely.
- The price of commercial borax has greatly decreased during the past three years.
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World English Dictionary
| great (ɡreɪt) | |
| —adj (foll by with) | |
| 1. | relatively large in size or extent; big |
| 2. | relatively large in number; having many parts or members: a great assembly |
| 3. | of relatively long duration: a great wait |
| 4. | of larger size or more importance than others of its kind: the great auk |
| 5. | extreme or more than usual: great worry |
| 6. | of significant importance or consequence: a great decision |
| 7. | a. of exceptional talents or achievements; remarkable: a great writer |
| b. (as noun): the great; one of the greats | |
| 8. | arising from or possessing idealism in thought, action, etc; heroic: great deeds |
| 9. | illustrious or eminent: a great history |
| 10. | impressive or striking: a great show of wealth |
| 11. | much in use; favoured: poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era |
| 12. | active or enthusiastic: a great walker |
| 13. | doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale: what a great buffoon; he's not a great one for reading |
| 14. | ( |
| 15. | informal excellent; fantastic |
| 16. | informal (Brit) (intensifier): a dirty great smack in the face |
| 17. | archaic |
| a. pregnant: great with child | |
| b. full (of): great with hope | |
| 18. | (intensifier, used in mild oaths): Great Scott! |
| 19. | informal be great on |
| a. to be informed about | |
| b. to be enthusiastic about or for | |
| —adv | |
| 20. | informal very well; excellently: it was working great |
| —n | |
| 21. | choir Compare swell Also called: great organ the principal manual on an organ |
| [Old English grēat; related to Old Frisian grāt, Old High German grōz; see | |
| 'greatly | |
| —adv | |
| 'greatness | |
| —n | |
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