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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"The bags are extremely thin so you can only put so much in there, and you can only put certain things in, but no one seems to adhere to that," explains Jackie.
From BBC
"She's extremely ambitious and she doesn't care about making friends with everybody, and that's why we made her captain," he said of the 29-year-old.
From Barron's
Especially for software stocks, which have been battered by new product announcements from Anthropic, the prolonged selloff has created extremely depressed sentiment for the sector.
From MarketWatch
He found that ratios in the middle of their historical distribution conveyed little information of value to a market timer; only extremely high or extremely low readings were worth following.
From MarketWatch
Previously, scientists believed that carbon stored in Congo Basin peat remained locked away for extremely long periods and would only be released under specific conditions such as extended drought.
From Science Daily
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