Greatly
Greatly adverb - In a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals.
Relatively is an antonym for greatly.
Relatively
Relatively adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion
Greatly is an antonym for relatively.
Both words in one sentence
- Wham Episode: A series which has had nothing but (relatively) easily defeated villains up to this point suddenly gains a competent one, which the series' main villains fear greatly.
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There's a relatively lengthy sidequest to get a cure, but most players won't use the cure even after getting it because the free powers gained from vampirism greatly outweigh the disadvantages.
Source: Cursed with Awesome - This is a relatively common labour tactic known as "working to rule" — when an actual strike would be illegal or disadvantageous, the workers instead insist on following every picky little rule, greatly slowing down work while not actually doing anything they can be punished for.
Source: Exact Words / Real Life
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