vastly

[ vast-lee, vahst‐ ]

/ ˈvæst li, ˈvɑst‐ /

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adverb

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.

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Origin of vastly

vast + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM vastly

su·per·vast·ly, adverb

Words nearby vastly

vast, Västerås, Vasthi, vastitude, vastity, vastly, vastus, vasty, vat, vat dye, vatic

How to use vastly in a sentence

As marketers know, the universe of martech is vastly expanding as there are now more than 8,000 solutions available.
Why empathy is about meeting the customer on their terms|Sponsored Content: Pegasystems Inc.|November 16, 2020|Search Engine Land
In supernova remnants, particles can gain up to 1,000 trillion electron volts, vastly outstripping the several trillion electron volts reached in the biggest human-made particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva.
Giant lasers help re-create supernovas’ explosive, mysterious physics|Emily Conover|November 12, 2020|Science News
We know outdoor spaces are vastly safer than indoor spaces and should be considered.
How to have a safer — but not safe — pandemic Thanksgiving|Brian Resnick|November 11, 2020|Vox
Meanwhile, companies including Target, Nike, Netflix, Hershey, and Microsoft have vastly reduced their spending, according to digital marketing firm Pathmatics.
The Facebook ad boycott ended months ago. But some big companies continue the fight|Danielle Abril|November 7, 2020|Fortune

The league plans to utilize its normal arenas and travel extensively rather than play in a restricted bubble, thereby vastly increasing the risk of positive coronavirus tests among players.
NBA, players reach deal to open season Dec. 22, play 72-game schedule|Ben Golliver|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
The two carriers are headquartered in Kuala Lumpur but have vastly different profiles and operating philosophies.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our time is so vastly different in its particulars that the parallels work only in broad strokes.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To prevent further attacks we have vastly improved our defenses at home.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea|Bruce Riedel|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In terms of options, the cultural world of 1974 was vastly better than that of 1954.
This One Picture of Telly Savalas Refutes All Fears That Progress Has Ended|Nick Gillespie|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet such rankings vastly underestimate the power now being wielded by the San Francisco region.
Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay|Joel Kotkin|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He turned at the sound of my voice with vastly more concern than he'd betrayed under the muzzle of Piegan's gun.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It remained for the age of machinery and power to bring forth another and a vastly more potent socialism.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
This compression will be vastly increased through the simultaneous opening of the eight circular speaking ports SP.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
This organ has lately been entirely rebuilt with new action and vastly improved by Mr. E. M. Skinner.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Collectively, Christians can give diffusion to it with an efficiency vastly beyond the sum of all their insulated efforts.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham