extremely
Extremely is a word that emphasizes the intensity of whatever it is you're talking about. If you say you're extremely angry, that word alone tells me I better not mess with you.
Extremely comes from the word extreme, which means great, severe, or exceptional. If you climb to extreme heights on a mountain, you've climbed extremely high. Use extremely to let people know that what you're talking about exceeds or goes beyond the norm. A joke that's not just funny, but extremely funny, is one that might have you gasping to catch your breath from laughing so hard.
Definitions of extremely
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to an extreme degree
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to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect“extremely interesting”synonyms: highly
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ly
This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that turns adjectives into adverbs.