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yawningly

7.9

In a way that shows a very large gap or difference

adverb
/ˈjɔːnɪŋli/

: ampliamente

The gap between the two buildings was yawningly wide.

Examples

There is a yawningly large gap between the two cliffs.
Why is the difference in prices so yawningly large?
The two candidates held yawningly different views on the economy.
The results showed a yawningly obvious difference in performance between the teams.
The two candidates held yawningly different views on the economy.
There is a yawningly large gap between the two cliffs.
The results showed a yawningly obvious difference in performance between the teams.

Antonyms

slightly

885 1.0

A little, not very much

narrowly

68 4.1

In a strict, limited way that allows few exceptions

How Wide

yawningly

7.9

widely

26 1.0

moderately

47 2.8

narrowly

68 4.1

Surface Forms

yawningly positive

Morphology

yawningly = yawning (semi-transparent) = yawn + ing + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from 'yawning', but the sense 'to a very great or wide extent' is a figurative extension from 'wide open' and may not be fully inferable to learners from the components alone.

Etymology

Yawningly comes from the verb yawn, the image of a wide open mouth, so it can be used to mean 'very wide' or 'very large'. That's why we speak of a gap or difference as yawningly large — it is as wide as a yawn.