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What does bigly mean? Is bigly a Scrabble word?

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Is bigly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bigly is a Scrabble US word. The word bigly is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is bigly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bigly is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

B3I1G2L1Y4

Is bigly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bigly is a Words With Friends word. The word bigly is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4I1G3L2Y3

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5-letter words (2 found)

BIGLY,BILGY,

4-letter words (1 found)

GLIB,

3-letter words (4 found)

BIG,GIB,LIB,LIG,

2-letter words (4 found)

BI,BY,GI,LI,

You can make 11 words from bigly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bigly

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Definitions and meaning of bigly

bigly

Alternative forms

  • biglie, bygly (both obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɪɡ.li/
  • Hyphenation: big‧ly

Etymology 1

From Middle English bygly, byggly, biggely. By surface analysis, big (“of great size, large (adjective); to a large extent, on a large scale; hard (adverb)”) +‎ -ly.

Adverb

bigly (comparative more bigly, superlative most bigly)

  1. (now rare) In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale.
  2. (now rare) Strongly, with great force.
  3. (now rare) In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously.
Usage notes
  • Bigly is now rare, possibly nonstandard, and other words such as greatly are typically used instead. Many uses are associated with Donald Trump, who in 2016 often used big league unusually as an adverb, rather than a noun or adjective, which was widely misinterpreted as (and thus popularized) the term bigly.

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Etymology 2

From Middle English bygly, biglie, byggly (“comfortable, stately, perfect”), borrowed from Old Norse byggiligr, byggviligr (“habitable”); equivalent to big (“to build, construct, live in, reside, dwell”) +‎ -ly. Cognate with Icelandic byggilegur (“inhabitable, liveable”).

Adjective

bigly (comparative more bigly, superlative most bigly)

  1. (Scotland, now obsolete elsewhere) Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing.

Further reading

  • “bigly”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Gilby, bilgy

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