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signally

American  
[sig-nl-ee, -nl-lee] / ˈsɪg nl i, -nl li /

adverb

  1. conspicuously; notably.


signally British  
/ ˈsɪɡnəlɪ /

adverb

  1. conspicuously or especially

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of signally

First recorded in 1635–45; signal + -ly

Example Sentences

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Recent Canadian economic data point to a weaker start to 2026, with broad labor market weakness in January and February and weak trade numbers in January, signally slower aggregate demand, Scotiabank said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

China's commerce minister told Micron Technology Inc's president Beijing would welcome the U.S. semiconductor company deepening its footprint in the Chinese market, signally a further thaw in relations between the world's top two economies.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023

Kosinski slips in and out of their fragmented narratives, a presence at once signally important and maddeningly elusive.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 20, 2017

Sadly for the Roman Church, however—catastrophically, even—the men who occupied the seat of St. Peter during those years were signally ill equipped to deal with the crisis that confronted them.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2014

Hercule Poirot tried to look modest but failed signally.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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