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extremely
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Extremely
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ex·treme·ly
/
ɪkˈstrim
li
/
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[
ik-
streem
-lee
]
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adverb
in an
extreme
degree; exceedingly:
extremely cold.
Origin:
1525–35;
extreme
+
-ly
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extremely
(ɪkˈstriːmlɪ)
—
adv
1.
to the extreme; exceedingly
2.
(intensifier):
I behaved extremely badly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
extremely
1530s, from
extreme
. Originally "with great severity," late more loosely, "in extreme degree" (1570s).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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