Boomingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that produces a deep, resonant, and powerful sound
2. Characterized by a loud and forceful noise or impact
3. With a booming or echoing quality that is strong and impressive

Etymology: Boomingly is a plain formation: the adjective "booming" with the suffix "-ly" added to make it an adverb. "Booming" itself comes from the verb "boom," which imitates a deep, resonant sound, so the word describes doing something with that kind of low, echoing resonance. The suffix has a much longer ancestry than the word it sits on. "-ly" descends from an old Germanic noun meaning "body" or "form," which appears in English as "-lic" and in Old English as "-līċe," used to turn adjectives into adverbs. Over the centuries it wore down through Middle English "-ly" to the form seen today, and it now attaches to thousands of adjectives in exactly the same way.

Synonyms: prosperously, flourishingly

Antonyms: declining, fading