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massively

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Pronunciation: /ˈmæs.ɪv.li/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English massive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English massively From massive + -ly.

  1. In a massive manner, in a way that appears large, heavy or imposing.

    The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away, while impatient road convoys piled up on both sides of the crossing.

    Some of the most impressive applications of massively parallel computing have been in the context of wide-area distributed platforms.

  2. Greatly.