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galactically

galactically

1 8.0
Describes something that is very large or extreme, used for emphasis
  • adverb
  • /ɡəˈlæktɪkli/
translation icon : enormemente
  • Her galactically bad luck seemed to follow her everywhere she went.
  • galactically stupid

Examples

  • Performance chemicals, anabolic, you know, galactically delivered.

  • Max Boot is not writing here about Petraeus and Broadwell, though he acknowledges their galactically bad judgment.

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  • Clearly, it showed the disconnect that exists in the disparity of real lives and the uppity, out-of-touch privileged rich who are galactically misinformed and/or uncaring.

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  • His ignorance is galactically overwhelming; I have never seen someone so uninformed.

  • The project was galactically ambitious, aiming to solve problems that had baffled scientists for centuries.

Synonyms

extraordinarily
vsgalactically
137 3.9

To a much higher level than usual

is more exaggerated and cosmic in feel rather than merely unusual
vastly
vsgalactically
103 3.0

By a very large amount

leans more to dramatic, figurative emphasis rather than neutral measurement
hugely
vsgalactically
84 2.1

To a very great degree

is more colorful and figurative rather than plain magnitude
insanely
vsgalactically
50 3.9

To a very great degree

is emphatic and grand but without suggesting loss of reason
massively
vsgalactically
47 3.4

To a great degree

is used instead as a playful intensifier rather than literal largeness
fantastically
vsgalactically
21 3.5

To a very great degree

leans more toward grand, figurative scale than simple enthusiasm
phenomenally
vsgalactically
17 5.2

To a very great degree

is more about huge scale specifically rather than just remarkable quality
terrifically
vsgalactically
12 3.6

To a very high degree

uses extreme scale mainly as emphatic exaggeration rather than praise
astronomically
vsgalactically
7 5.8

To be much larger or higher than normal

is used more as a figurative emphatic expression than a measured amount
majorly
vsgalactically
  • Informal
6 7.4

To a very large degree

is more figurative and vivid than casual informal emphasis
colossally
vsgalactically
3 5.8

To a very large degree

expresses huge scale but focuses on playful figurative exaggeration
prodigiously
vsgalactically
2 7.7

In a very large and impressive way

is more about vivid, informal emphasis than formal impressive measurement
gigantically
vsgalactically
1 3.7

In a very large and clearly visible way

shifts that idea into figurative exaggeration for expressive effect
biblically
vsgalactically
  • Informal
1 8.4

To a very great degree

is emphatic too but more playful and less solemnly dramatic
cosmically
vsgalactically
  • Informal
1 6.4

To a very great degree used to show strong feeling

uses grand scale for emphasis but more playful and less literal
titanically
vsgalactically
  • Specialized
1 7.1

In a very large and powerful way

focuses on grand, often playful exaggeration rather than heroic force

How Extreme

galactically
1 8.0
enormously
128 3.5
noticeably
30 2.8
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

galactically positive

Morphology

galactically = galactic (semi-transparent) = galaxy + ic + ally

The morphological formation is regular, but the sense here is a figurative, hyperbolic extension ('extremely/enormously') rather than a literal relation to galaxies.

Etymology

Galactically comes from the word galaxy, from an old Greek word gala meaning 'milk', like the 'Milky Way'. Because a galaxy is so enormous, people use galactically to mean 'very' or 'extremely' when they want strong emphasis.