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toweringly

toweringly

7.4
In a way that makes something look very tall or impressive
  • adverb
  • /ˈtaʊərɪŋli/
translation icon : de manera impresionante
  • Her toweringly impressive performance in the play earned her a standing ovation.

Examples

  • The word bullshit is toweringly inadequate to describe your claims, sir.

    Blog text (25)
  • Aquinas was a toweringly brilliant mind—and a misogynist to boot.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The artist created a toweringly vivid mural that left everyone in awe.

  • The toweringly tall skyscrapers in the city skyline are a sight to behold.

Synonyms

extraordinarily
vstoweringly
137 3.9

To a much higher level than usual

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
hugely
vstoweringly
84 2.1

To a very great degree

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
spectacularly
vstoweringly
28 4.3

To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
supremely
vstoweringly
26 4.5

To a very high degree

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
fantastically
vstoweringly
21 3.5

To a very great degree

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
phenomenally
vstoweringly
17 5.2

To a very great degree

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
fabulously
vstoweringly
15 4.3

In a very impressive and successful way

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
magnificently
vstoweringly
15 4.6

In a very impressive and beautiful way

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
impressively
vstoweringly
14 3.8

In a way that makes people feel respect

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
monumentally
vstoweringly
8 4.4

Says that something is extremely large, important, or impressive

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
breathtakingly
vstoweringly
8 4.2

In a very beautiful or amazing way

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
grandly
vstoweringly
6 4.6

In a way that looks large and important

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
majestically
vstoweringly
5 5.2

With slow, proud movements that look impressive like a king or castle

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
colossally
vstoweringly
3 5.8

To a very large degree

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
awesomely
vstoweringly
3 4.7

In a very impressive way that makes people admire it

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
sublimely
vstoweringly
  • Literature
3 6.8

In a very beautiful and impressive way that amazes people

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
epically
vstoweringly
  • Informal
3 6.6

In a very impressive or grand way that seems heroic

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
stupendously
vstoweringly
2 6.1

In a very impressive way that surprises people

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
prodigiously
vstoweringly
2 7.7

In a very large and impressive way

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
outstandingly
vstoweringly
1 4.9

In a way that is much better than usual and impresses people

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
gigantically
vstoweringly
1 3.7

In a very large and clearly visible way

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
titanically
vstoweringly
  • Specialized
1 7.1

In a very large and powerful way

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
bodaciously
vstoweringly
  • Informal
1 9.6

Someone acts in a bold and confident way that attracts attention

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
surpassingly
vstoweringly
1 8.4

To a very high degree

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
imposingly
vstoweringly
1 6.5

In a grand, impressive way that makes people notice

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
mythically
vstoweringly
7.1

In a way very large and impressive like a legend

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive
soaringly
vstoweringly
6.1

In a way that goes very high or grows very fast

emphasizes tallness as well as being impressive

How Impressive

overwhelmingly
151 4.7
toweringly
7.4
stunningly
23 4.4
impressively
14 3.8
notably
101 3.5

Surface Forms

toweringly positive

Morphology

toweringly = towering (transparent) = tower + ing + ly

The adverb is a direct formation from the adjective 'towering' with the regular suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

The word toweringly starts with tower, which means a 'tall building', and ends with -ly, which makes it mean 'in a way'. So toweringly gives the image of standing far above others and is used for something extremely tall or very impressive.