extremely

extremely
adverb

even on the hottest days, the caverns are extremely cold

Syn:
very, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, extraordinarily, in the extreme, tremendously, immensely, vastly, hugely, intensely, acutely, singularly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily; informal terrifically, awfully, terribly, devilishly, majorly, seriously, mega, ultra, damn, damned, ever so, real, mighty, awful, way, darned, gosh-darn; archaic exceeding
Ant:
slightly, barely

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  • Extremely — Ex*treme ly, adv. In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • extremely — index unduly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • extremely — 1530s, from EXTREME (Cf. extreme) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Originally with great severity, later more loosely, in extreme degree (1570s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • extremely — [adv] greatly, intensely acutely, almighty, awfully, drastically, exceedingly, exceptionally, excessively, exorbitantly, extraordinarily, highly, hugely, immensely, immoderately, inordinately, intensely, markedly, mortally, notably, over, overly …   New thesaurus

  • extremely — [[t]ɪkstri͟ːmli[/t]] ♦♦ ADV: ADV adj/adv (emphasis) You use extremely in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize that the specified quality is present to a very great degree. My mobile phone is extremely useful... These headaches are… …   English dictionary

  • extremely — ex|treme|ly [ ık strimli ] adverb *** very: used for emphasizing an adjective or adverb: He knows the area extremely well. It is extremely important to record everything that happens. These negotiations will be extremely difficult for the company …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • extremely */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈstriːmlɪ] / US [ɪkˈstrɪmlɪ] adverb very: used for emphasizing an adjective or adverb He knows the area extremely well. It is extremely important to record everything that happens. These negotiations will be extremely difficult for the… …   English dictionary

  • extremely — adverb 1. to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect (Freq. 11) highly successful He spoke highly of her does not think highly of his writing extremely interesting • Syn: ↑highly …   Useful english dictionary

  • extremely — ex|treme|ly W2S1 [ıkˈstri:mli] adv [+ adjective/adverb] to a very great degree ▪ Earthquakes are extremely difficult to predict. ▪ I m extremely sorry to have troubled you …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • extremely*/*/*/ — [ɪkˈstriːmli] adv very He knows the area extremely well.[/ex] It is extremely important to record everything that happens.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • extremely — /ik streem lee/, adv. in an extreme degree; exceedingly: extremely cold. [1525 35; EXTREME + LY] * * * …   Universalium

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