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PHENOMENALLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phenomenally mean?
• PHENOMENALLY (adverb)
The adverb PHENOMENALLY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: PHENOMENALLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
To a phenomenal degree
Context example:
his reaction was phenomenally quick
Pertainym:
phenomenal (exceedingly or unbelievably great)
Context examples
The Czarina Catherine made a phenomenally quick journey—so much so that Captain Donelson's suspicions were aroused; but his superstition united with his canniness played the Count's game for him, and he ran with his favouring wind through fogs and all till he brought up blindfold at Galatz.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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