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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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Rather than picking on a fledgling program that is likely doomed by local politics anyway, the Trump administration should keep its eye on the prize: implementing policies that serve all students by greatly expanding school choice.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
That has greatly reduced the flow of trade through the Red Sea corridor, which typically sees $1 trillion of goods move through it annually.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
This work focuses greatly on advanced techniques such as model compression, quantization, and distributed inference along with federated learning.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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“Greatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greatly. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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