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
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Example Sentences
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Having these smarts without common sense is dangerous—but not necessarily immensely profitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It’s also attributable to an immensely painful derisking and deleveraging process among domestic retail investors who had been riding the stock market’s blistering rally throughout 2025 and the first half of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Ko had many moments in her own scenes that exuded a similar chaos, which helped her immensely once they changed locations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Sir Sean's children said their father was "immensely proud" of his Scottish roots and he would be pleased they were deepening their relationship with Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Many patrons enjoy the experience immensely, while others find it disconcerting and prefer to wear their own faces.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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