fantastically

adverb

fan·​tas·​ti·​cal·​ly fan-ˈta-sti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce fantastically (audio)
fən-
1
: in a fantastic manner
2
: to a fantastic degree : extremely
fantastically expensive clothes

Examples of fantastically in a Sentence

a community production of the classic musical that featured fantastically bad singing
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There are films that do that journey fantastically well; this isn't one that was ever looking to do that. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 There is a fantastically zany song about the Rainbow Bridge—a kind of mythical gateway to heaven for pets and their owners—which turns unexpectedly profound on its reprise late in the show, and a delightfully counterintuitive number about ghosts and the afterlife. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024 When unadulterated and committed purely to its core business, this is a fantastically stable and well-valued enterprise. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024 September 11, 2001, was a fantastically beautiful day in New York: the heat had just broken. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fantastically 

Word History

Etymology

fantastical + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fantastically was in 1543

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“Fantastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fantastically. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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