Extremely
[ɪk'striːmlɪ;ek-] or [ɪk'strimli]
Definition
(adv.) to an extreme degree; 'extremely cold'; 'extremely unpleasant'.
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Definition
(adv.) In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold.
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Examples
- By the time the officer arrived, Sam had made himself so extremely popular, that the congregated gentlemen determined to see him to prison in a body. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He is growing extremely particular in his attentions. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Their notions relating to the duties of parents and children differ extremely from ours. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Pray don't say any more about it, said Will, in a hoarse undertone extremely unlike his usual light voice. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- When I knocked for admission a priest came to the door who, while extremely polite, declined to admit us. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He professed himself extremely anxious about her fair friendher fair, lovely, amiable friend. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Though I shall always say he used my daughter extremely ill; and if I was her, I would not have put up with it. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- It was extremely difficult, I heard, to make out what he owed, or what he had paid, or of what he died possessed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Explosions have occurred, however, in cases where it is extremely doubtful whether gas has been present in dangerous quantity, and attention has been drawn to the possible causes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This process of puddling lasted for about an hour and a half and entailed extremely severe labour on the workman. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Redwood lumber, being light in weight and singularly free from many of the defects so prevalent in other wood, is extremely easy to work. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But I should be extremely obliged to you if you would come down with me to Woking to-morrow, by the same train which we took yesterday. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I should be extremely sorry to be giving them any pain. Jane Austen. Emma.
- You will find all the inhabitants extremely courteous and friendly. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It seems, from what I gather, to be one of those simple cases which are so extremely difficult. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- For old Mr. Turveydrop's deportment is very beautiful, you know, Esther, said Caddy, and his feelings are extremely sensitive. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The possession, even of such farmers, however, was long extremely precarious, and still is so in many parts of Europe. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You interest me extremely, said Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- This device not only worked with great rapidity, but was extremely sensitive, and would respond to currents too weak to affect the most delicate electromagnetic relay. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Water being extremely heated, _i. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- You are extremely deficient in your facts. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- A joker of an extremely, not to say wolfishly practical character, he looked, under those circumstances. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The method by which these creators of political America sought to secure this community of will was an extremely simple and crude one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mr. Gradgrind was extremely discomfited by this unexpected question. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Though not a garrulous race, the Tharks are extremely formal, and their ways lend themselves amazingly to dignified and courtly manners. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- You know I candidly told you I should form my own opinion; and I am happy to say that I am extremely pleased with him. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It is true that the country, from its rocky surface and unfertile soil, was extremely unfit for the maintenance of those animals. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- She will be extremely sorry to miss seeing you, Miss Woodhouse, but your kindness will excuse her. Jane Austen. Emma.
- During the daylight hours it is always extremely hot; at night it is intensely cold. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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