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colossally

/kəˈlɑː.səl.i/
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Adjective:colossal
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• adverb

1

To an extraordinarily great, vast, or immense degree; on a gigantic or monumental scale.

Example

"The ambitious infrastructure project proved to be colossally expensive, eventually exceeding its initial budget by billions of dollars."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in English from 'colossal' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly', tracing back through Latin 'colossus' to Ancient Greek 'kolossos', a giant statue (most famously the Colossus of Rhodes).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Colossally. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/colossally
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