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- DictionaryEx·treme·ly/ikˈstrēmlē/
adverb
- 1. to a very great degree; very: "this is an extremely difficult thing to do"
1. : in an extreme manner. 2. : to an extreme extent. Synonyms. achingly. almighty. archly. awfully. badly. beastly. blisteringly. bone. colossally. corking. cracking. damned. dang. deadly. desperately. eminently.
Extremely definition: in an extreme degree; exceedingly. See examples of EXTREMELY used in a sentence.
exceedingly formal. super informal. Fewer examples. These antiques are both beautiful and extremely valuable. You'd need an extremely powerful microscope to see something so small. Looking after the kids is extremely tiring. The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair.
Extremely is a word that emphasizes the intensity of whatever it is you're talking about. If you say you're extremely angry, that word alone tells me I better not mess with you. Extremely comes from the word extreme, which means great, severe, or exceptional.
B1. very: They played extremely well. She's extremely beautiful. Synonyms. exceedinglyformal. superinformal. More examplesFewer examples. These antiques are both beautiful and extremely valuable. You'd need an extremely powerful microscope to see something so small. Looking after the kids is extremely tiring.
Definition of extremely adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for EXTREMELY: very, incredibly, terribly, highly, too, so, badly, damned; Antonyms of EXTREMELY: somewhat, slightly, little, nominally, negligibly, just, hardly, barely
n. 1. The greatest or utmost degree or point. 2. Either of the two things situated at opposite ends of a range: the extremes of boiling and freezing. 3. An extreme condition. 4. An immoderate, drastic expedient: resorted to extremes in the emergency. 5. Mathematics.
adverb. 1. to the extreme; exceedingly. 2. ( intensifier) I behaved extremely badly. USAGE In strict usage adverbs of degree such as extremely, too, quite, really, and very are used only to qualify adjectives: he is very happy; she is extremely sad.
very, or much more than usual: extremely beautiful. We all studied extremely hard for the exam. Fewer examples. He was extremely rude in meetings. The restaurant serves good, though extremely expensive, food. I've been extremely busy. She found it extremely difficult to cope with the children. That's an extremely important point you've made.
