royally

adverb/ˈrɔɪəli/

Frequency rank: #17,165 most common English word

Meaning

To an extreme or thoroughgoing degree; in a grand or complete manner (often used to emphasize a blunder or excess).

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Example sentence

He royally messed up the presentation and had to apologize to everyone.

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