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madashelltoo

(1,700 posts) Wed Sep 9, 2015, 01:50 PM Sep 2015

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Is the word "B I G L Y" a new word in American?

T-Rump just said, "We will begin to win b i g l y." We'll forfeit the English language, but we will win b i g l y.

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Is the word "B I G L Y" a new word in American? (Original Post) madashelltoo Sep 2015 OP

It's a real word. Sorry. Solly Mack Sep 2015 #1

Okay. It's Old English. madashelltoo Sep 2015 #6

We should probably ask someone who, Hayduke Bomgarte Sep 2015 #2

No it's a perfectly cromulent old word, an adverb... PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #3

Cromulent also embiggened my vocabulary. Thanks for that one. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #7

Next time look at a dictionary before making an assumption GummyBearz Sep 2015 #4

He must have made you look bad. madashelltoo Sep 2015 #9

... cwydro Sep 2015 #14

Maybe a new word in "American" FrodosPet Sep 2015 #5

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man! Javaman Sep 2015 #8

I think he's just forecasting his electoral sweep in the town of Bigley struggle4progress Sep 2015 #10

Sorry, for many common, short (one syllable) adjectives rock Sep 2015 #11

If the leastly interesting man in the world says it, it is no longer a word. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #12

Only in tRumps world is it madokie Sep 2015 #13

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

1. It's a real word. Sorry.

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 01:55 PM

Sep 2015

It's fallen out of use for the most part, but it's a real word.

Means strongly, with great force.

madashelltoo

(1,700 posts)

6. Okay. It's Old English.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 02:32 PM

Sep 2015

Try typing it on this page.

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)

2. We should probably ask someone who,

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 01:56 PM

Sep 2015

As my sister in law likes to say, is "knowledged".

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. No it's a perfectly cromulent old word, an adverb...

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 01:58 PM

Sep 2015

From an 1828 dictionary: http://1828.mshaffer.com/d/search/word,bigly
https://www.wordnik.com/words/bigly

Consider your vocabulary embiggened.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

7. Cromulent also embiggened my vocabulary. Thanks for that one.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 02:42 PM

Sep 2015

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)

4. Next time look at a dictionary before making an assumption

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 01:59 PM

Sep 2015

Bad day for us all when trump can make one of us look bad

madashelltoo

(1,700 posts)

9. He must have made you look bad.

Reply to GummyBearz (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 03:21 PM

Sep 2015

If you think I believe Trump knew that was a real word, you're mistaken.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

14. ...

Reply to madashelltoo (Reply #9)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 05:50 PM

Sep 2015

FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)

5. Maybe a new word in "American"

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 02:05 PM

Sep 2015

But apparently an old word in English

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bigly

Can't stand Trump, but it's great to discover new Scrabble words!

Javaman

(62,534 posts)

8. A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man!

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 03:13 PM

Sep 2015

a very cromulent word if you ask me.

struggle4progress

(118,352 posts)

10. I think he's just forecasting his electoral sweep in the town of Bigley

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 03:22 PM

Sep 2015

rock

(13,218 posts)

11. Sorry, for many common, short (one syllable) adjectives

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 05:34 PM

Sep 2015

They do not take an inflection for adverbial use. Examples: "Go slow". Do not let Miss Grammar misinform you that it's "Go slowly". Also compare: "I feel bad" with "I feel badly". Notice the second one means you're losing your sense of touch.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

12. If the leastly interesting man in the world says it, it is no longer a word.

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 05:43 PM

Sep 2015

Please Tweet this one: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027148883

madokie

(51,076 posts)

13. Only in tRumps world is it

Reply to madashelltoo (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 05:49 PM

Sep 2015

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