spectacularly

Etymology

From spectacular + -ly.

adv

  1. In a spectacular manner, extraordinarily, amazingly.
    Obsessed only with cost, 'Sir Humphrey' saw that Transport for London 'got away' with ticket office closures on the Tube with only minor public pushback and miscalculated that it could do the same on the national network. This assumption backfired spectacularly. August 9 2023, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3

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