Extremely

/ɪksˈtɹimli/ adv

adv ·Common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    To an extreme degree.

    "The National Center for Health Statistics' latest data indicate that quintuplets are extremely rare, with 66 reported sets of five or more babies in 2013."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to an extreme degree wordnet
  2. 2
    to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect wordnet

Synonyms

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exceedinglyhighlya bita littlea outranceabjectly

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"This is an extremely well run company."

Etymology

From extreme + -ly.

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