extremely
Americanadverb
adverb
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to the extreme; exceedingly
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(intensifier)
I behaved extremely badly
Usage
What does extremely mean? Extremely means to a very great degree—exceedingly. Instead of saying I’m very very tired, you could say I’m extremely tired. Extremely is the adverb form of the adjective extreme, which means of the highest degree or intensity. Extremely is almost always used to modify (describe) adjectives and almost never verbs. It emphasizes or intensifies the meaning of the adjective and indicates that its level is far beyond the ordinary.Example: At some times during the winter, it gets so extremely cold here that it’s dangerous to go outside for more than a minute.
Etymology
Origin of extremely
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday evening, Meta introduced a new stock option program for senior executives to motivate them to grow the company at an extremely aggressive pace and reach a $9 trillion-plus valuation.
“I will be monitoring developments extremely closely and stand ready to act as necessary to ensure inflation remains on track to meet the 2% target,” the central bank’s Gov. Andrew Bailey said.
After knocking out an electron from the neon atom using soft X-rays, they followed how the system evolved for up to a picosecond, which is extremely long on an atomic timescale, before the decay occurred.
From Science Daily
Researchers at Cornell University, working with collaborators, have created an extremely small neural implant that can sit on a grain of salt.
From Science Daily
The BDA is extremely critical, saying it could mean tripling the cost to the taxpayer and "comes with the sound of barrels being scraped."
From BBC
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