maximally

1. 1.

   to a maximal degree

   “the cells maximally responsive to lines in this orientation will fire”

   Antonymsminimally

Questions about maximally

What does maximally mean?

maximally means "to a maximal degree".

How many syllables are in maximally?

maximally has 4 syllables and divides as max-i-mal-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is the opposite of maximally?

The recorded antonyms are minimally.

Is maximally a common word?

maximally is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.