momentously
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- adverb
- /moʊˈmɛntəsli/
- Formal
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de manera significativa
- One of the matters discussed momentously in recent times is the influence of mass communication (television, Internet, computer, and so on) on the corruption of individuals towards delinquency and violence.
Examples
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The midterm elections this year are momentously consequential, and the outcomes will have global reverberations that speak to the core political philosophy of the country and signal the direction of the country for years to come.
Blog text (19) -
"This peculiar and momentously reactionary alternative to Cubism is a deep conundrum for historians of modernism.
Academic text (1994) -
Under the demographic projections considered here, all that would change momentously.
Academic text (1997) -
(momentously) I'm Princess Bala!
Fiction book (1998) -
This victory of the democratic idea has been so momentously decisive in world affairs that Francis Fukuyama likens it to the telos toward which all history has been moving.
Academic text (1993) -
In them, two of New York's best families would finally and momentously be joined.
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The midterm elections this year are momentously consequential, and the outcomes will have global reverberations that speak to the core political philosophy of the country and signal the direction of the country for years to come.
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This victory of the democratic idea has been so momentously decisive in world affairs that Francis Fukuyama likens it to the telos toward which all history has been moving.
Synonyms
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In a way that matters a lot
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By a large, noticeable amount that makes a difference
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In a way that is very important for something to happen
Very important for the way something turns out
Antonyms
How Important
- Formal
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word momentously comes from moment, from the old Latin verb movere 'to move', and it is related to the English word move. So to do something momentously is to do it in a way that 'moves' events, meaning it is very important and likely to last.