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EXTREMELY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To an extreme degree

Example:

as a child, I was deathly afraid of snakes

Synonyms:

deathly; exceedingly; extremely; super

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

extreme (of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

To a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

Example:

extremely interesting

Synonyms:

extremely; highly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits

 Context examples: 

So altogether she had a very nice time, till she overheard a bit of conversation, which disturbed her extremely.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Ah! mama, you mean; she is extremely poorly: I doubt if you can see her to-night.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

It was a nearer view of the same scene, though the photograph was extremely defective.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

For the rest, his ears were pale, and at the tops extremely pointed; the chin was broad and strong, and the cheeks firm though thin.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The galaxy is the most luminous galaxy found to date and belongs to a new class of objects recently discovered by WISE — extremely luminous infrared galaxies, or ELIRGs.

(The Most Luminous Galaxy in Universe, NASA)

Extremely low-mass stars appear to have densely-populated planetary systems.

(Researchers find two new planets with masses similar to Earth’s near a small neighbouring star, University of Granada)

Early diagnosis and treatment are extremely important.

(Meningococcal Infections, NIH)

Mucoepidermoid carcinomas of the breast are extremely rare.

(Mucoepidermoid Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

This multiple myeloma subtype is extremely rare.

(Multiple Myeloma-IgE, NCI Thesaurus)

An extremely rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder caused by mutations in the UMPS gene.

(Hereditary Orotic Aciduria, NCI Thesaurus)