1. in a big manner; greatly or significantly
Usage: archaic; nonstandard in modern usage

Examples

• The old text spoke of how the king ruled bigly over his domain.
• In archaic writing, one might find phrases like ‘he thought bigly of himself.’
• The word appears in some historical documents meaning ‘in a grand way.’
• Modern speakers rarely use ‘bigly’ in formal speech or writing.
• The term gained renewed attention in contemporary political discourse.