Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Big league.
In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale. · Strongly, with great force. · In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously.
From Middle English bygly, byggly, biggely. By surface analysis, big (“of great size, large (adjective); to a large extent, on a large scale; hard (adverb)”) + -ly.
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