If you describe something as ~, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
There has been a ~ waste of public money...
The task they face is ~.
= enormous, immense
ADJ emphasis
~ly
Their policies have been ~ly destructive.
ADV: ADV adj
If you describe something as ~, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
There has been a ~ waste of public money...
The task they face is ~.
= enormous, immense
ADJ emphasis
~ly
Their policies have been ~ly destructive.
ADV: ADV adj
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012