vastly

[vast-lee, vahst‐]

adverb

1. to an extremely great extent or degree; hugely.

   We still have essentially the same brains as early humans, but most of us live in vastly different circumstances than they did.

Other Word Forms

• supervastly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of vastly¹

vast ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

"Jonathan Anderson is vastly experienced, having established his own label and led Loewe, so I have no doubt he and his world-class team are more than ready."

From BBC

Because Europe's Ryder Cup culture, planning and strategy is vastly superior compared with counterparts who lurch from one form of leadership to another.

From BBC

Flash forward to today and the picture is vastly different.

From BBC

"Ireland and the UK are so vastly different in their sense of humour and their references."

From BBC

“I fear correcting boxes below the $300 threshold was already expected,” commented a fan, “It’s the fact that the box value itself was vastly different compared to other locations despite ticket prices increasing.”

From Salon

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• exceedingly 
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