immensely
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of immensely
Explanation
Immensely is an adverb that means vastly, or very, or hugely. An immensely good time is a really, really good time. If you know that immense means huge, then you probably already have a sense of what immensely means. It's a word for describing the enormous degree of something. A New York Times bestseller is an immensely popular book. Any offensive lineman is an immensely large human being. The earth is immensely old. A mouse can't be described as doing anything immensely, but an elephant does things immensely all the time.
Vocabulary lists containing immensely
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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Example Sentences
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William, co-publisher of both papers, was a social leader in Pittsburgh and immensely popular in the Post-Gazette newsroom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
A prolonged closure, say three months or more, of the Strait of Hormuz — through which 20% of global oil flows — would hurt immensely.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
The efficiencies it can generate are immensely seductive for corporate bosses, while the benefits it can bring to higher education have college presidents enthralled.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Among the key developments was founder Bob Geoghan expanding the event to include girls’ basketball, launching a doubleheader format with the boys beginning in 2002 that proved immensely popular.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Can you see why I dislike him so immensely?
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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