What does extremely mean?
Definitions for extremely
ex·treme·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word extremely.
Princeton's WordNet
highly, extremelyadverb
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
"highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting"
extremely, exceedingly, super, passingadverb
to an extreme degree
"extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"
Wiktionary
extremelyadverb
To an extreme degree.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Extremelyadverb
Etymology: from extreme.
She might hear, not far from her, an extremely doleful voice; but so suppressed with a kind of whispering note, that he could not conceive the words distinctly. Philip Sidney.
Whoever sees a scoundrel in a gown reeling home at midnight, is apt to be extremely comforted in his own vices. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
extremely
Extremely is an adverb used to describe a high degree or intensity of a particular characteristic, action, or state. It indicates that something is at the maximum level or goes beyond what is considered normal or average.
Webster Dictionary
Extremelyadverb
in an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'extremely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1569
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'extremely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1453
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'extremely' in Adverbs Frequency: #141
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of extremely in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of extremely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of extremely in a Sentence
Heat is an extremely difficult factor to work around, there's really no way around it, they just have to make sure that they stay hydrated.
The whole process is incredibly efficient and extremely sustainable.
I would say that we've just seen the media overstep and be untruthful for years, it's gotten extremely bad since 2020 when the virus came to the United States. I think we've seen the media be used and used fear to motivate people and to promote an agenda.
After a preliminary examination we realized we were talking about Uranium-238, an extremely dangerous radioactive substance used to make 'dirty' nuclear bombs.
National Institutes of Health's clear that Omicron is an extremely contagious variant, that it doubles every two to four days.
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- للأسفArabic
- крайноBulgarian
- extrémněCzech
- krass, äußerst, extremGerman
- sumamente, extremadamenteSpanish
- erittäinFinnish
- vachement, extrêmementFrench
- cumasachIrish
- अत्यंतHindi
- սաստիկ, չափազանցArmenian
- sangatIndonesian
- extremeIdo
- estremamenteItalian
- 随分, 非常, 極端Japanese
- 극도로Korean
- uitermateDutch
- tʼáá íiyisííNavajo, Navaho
- extremamentePortuguese
- în mod extremRomanian
- весьма, крайне, экстремально, чрезвычайноRussian
- extremtSwedish
- hết sức, vô cùng, tột bậc, cực độ, tột bực, tột cùngVietnamese
- muVolapük
- 非常Chinese
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