phenomenally
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5.2
- adverb
- /fəˈnɒmɪnəli/
- The quality of life for everyone in Scotland has gotten phenomenally better since the smoking ban.
- phenomenally successful
- grew phenomenally
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Watch on YouTubeThis quote is phenomenally stupid in a lot of ways.
- This quote is phenomenally stupid in a lot of ways.
- And he's done phenomenally well, Phenomenally well, hasn't he?
- My my stepdad cooks it phenomenally.
- And so our ignorance about our own planet, what's going on and what's happening right now is, is phenomenally great.
- And that can also lead to a kind of explosion of creativity, and that has also been phenomenally successful.
- That is the hegemony of white people over black people, and the city becomes a phenomenally important instrument.
- So the first year or two that I was in the business, we did phenomenally well and it was actually a very good time.
- These songs not only are phenomenally well written lyrically, but they have incredible melodies and beautiful chord changes.
- I think they performed phenomenally and even the wear test, which I did yesterday, went great as well.
Examples
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The 12V marine fridges are phenomenally efficient and run for decades with no maintenance.
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The use of the web by housebuyers has increased phenomenally over time.
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So the first year or two that I was in the business, we did phenomenally well and it was actually a very good time.
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I think they performed phenomenally and even the wear test, which I did yesterday, went great as well.
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Made of a protein structure that is phenomenally strong.
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Our governor and lieutenant governor, along with their cabinet, have performed phenomenally during this disaster.
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We have found it phenomenally effective in retaining and attracting attorneys.
Academic text (2011) -
In the 1960s, the case for growth and expansion was made strongly when community colleges grew phenomenally.
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These songs not only are phenomenally well written lyrically, but they have incredible melodies and beautiful chord changes.
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The event exceeded our expectations in a phenomenally positive way.
Synonyms
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1.0
To a very great degree
312
1.0
By a very large amount
165
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
131
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
130
2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
112
3.1
To a very large degree
107
3.5
To a very large degree
101
1.0
In a very good and impressive way
98
3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
92
2.1
To a very great degree
73
4.1
To a much higher level than usual
54
4.6
To a very great degree
51
3.9
To a very great degree
30
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
28
4.3
To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way
25
4.5
To a very high degree
21
4.4
In a very beautiful or impressive way
20
4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
18
3.5
To a very great degree
15
4.6
In a very impressive and beautiful way
14
4.3
In a very impressive and successful way
12
3.6
To a very high degree
11
3.9
In a way that impresses people very much
7
4.2
In a very beautiful or amazing way
6
4.3
Making people feel very surprised
6
6.7
To a very surprising degree that is hard to believe
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel great surprise and admiration
2
7.7
In a very large and impressive way
2
6.1
In a very impressive way that surprises people
1
4.7
In a very impressive way that makes people admire it
1
8.4
To a very high degree
1
7.8
To a very large degree
Antonyms
How Remarkable
Surface Forms
Morphology
phenomenally = phenomenal (semi-transparent) = phenomenon + al + ly
The adverb is formed by the regular addition of '-ly' to the adjective 'phenomenal', yielding 'in a phenomenal manner'.
Etymology
The word phenomenally comes from phenomenon, from a root meaning 'to appear' or 'something that appears', so a phenomenon is something you notice. That's why phenomenally is used to say something happens in a very impressive or 'extraordinary' way.