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# extremely

adverb (extremely)

«extremely» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Extremely means very, very much, to a very great degree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk and writing, extremely makes an adjective stronger: extremely hot, extremely happy. In writing lessons, pupils use it to add strength instead of saying very very. Phrases: extremely important, extremely dangerous, extremely well.

### Examples

- It was extremely hot today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/#x1)
- Cheetahs can run extremely fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/#x2)
- Be extremely careful near the cliff edge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/#x3)
- I am extremely happy with my test result. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/#x4)
- The test was extremely hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/#x5)
- The baby was extremely tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/#x6)
- Electricity can be extremely dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/#x7)
- It is extremely interesting, although the whole is a mere fable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/#x8)

### Note

Adverb from extreme + -ly; keep the e: extremely. Use it with adjectives that can be graded (extremely cold), not with absolute words (not extremely perfect, extremely freezing). Similar: very, really, incredibly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «extremely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«extremely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/extremely.html) on Mova free.