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# extremely

«extremely» in Mova's school dictionary: **very, very much, to a very great degree** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (extremely)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### In the corpora

- [Children never use or play with grown-ups' razors, because the blades are extremely sharp.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/218-balconies-blades-batteries-and-bottles/8/)
- [A kiln for firing clay is extremely hot and is for adults only.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/13/)
- [The Sun has about 5 billion years of fuel left, so it will not burn out for an extremely long time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/17-magnets-compasses-and-big-earth-facts/15/)
- [Thunder is the bang made when lightning heats the air extremely fast and the air expands suddenly; clouds do not bump together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/17-magnets-compasses-and-big-earth-facts/17/)
- [Mortified means extremely embarrassed; "cringe" is slang for that squirming feeling.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «extremely» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extremely/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.