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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"Arachne"
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Example Sentences
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"A true warrior, immensely talented, and fiercely dedicated, Harri gave everything to the game, to his team-mates and to this club," said a club statement.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
That night she spent producing “Start Over” was immensely cathartic, just like writing it had been.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
In the first decade of this century the Guardian newspaper ran an immensely popular series called “Writers’ Rooms: Portraits of Spaces Where Authors Create.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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
“Now really, Jo, you ought to treat me with more respect,” began Laurie, who enjoyed it all immensely.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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