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Saturday, 24 August 2013

Majorly


A Word for Today: Majorly

Meaning: very, extremely, really.

Pronunciation: / meidзƏƖі /

Part of Speech: adverb

Usage: I was majorly disturbed by what he said.

Wrong Usage: She loves little children, majorly girls.

Synonyms: very

General Note: Majorly does not mean especially, generally, or mostly as it is commonly used. Also, there is no proven link between the adjective major and the adverb majorly. Majorly is a separate entity entirely; not derived from the adjective major

We may have: angry ↔ angrily
          manual ↔ manually.
But not:             major ↔ majorly.

3 comments:

  1. Okay, it is noted!

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  2. I'm now better informed.

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  3. Tank u so much. I av now gained an accurate, a better and a deep understanding of it and its usage.

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