Immensely
[ɪ'menslɪ]
Definition
(adv.) In immense manner or degree.
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Examples
- We felt immensely relieved. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Recourse to the primitive may furnish the fundamental elements of the present situation in immensely simplified form. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I enjoy the art of all sorts here immensely; but I suppose if I could pick my enjoyment to pieces I should find it made up of many different threads. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- We enjoyed the sport immensely. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I had reached that stage of sleepiness when Peggotty seemed to swell and grow immensely large. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I will do it, Kyrion, said Alexandros, who liked this scheme immensely; and then I can escape down the cliff. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She was immensely happy to be free of the place, and yet loath to go. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I won't preach any more, and I'd like to hear the news immensely. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- A small body of very shrewd men was growing immensely rich. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She shot an admonitory glance at her son, who said: Immensely, sir. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Finding the Dog able to do it immensely, made the match, and heavily backed the Dog. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He's immensely rich, my dear. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Besides, I give you my word, Miss Clare and my dear Miss Summerson, I thought Mr. Carstone was immensely rich. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But it gains immensely in interest when we consider that it succeeded in its scientific purpose. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- What feeling I had on that occasion, Monsieur--and pardon me, if I say, you immensely exaggerate both its quality and quantity--was quite abstract. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- For example, he is immensely fat. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I had drank some coffee, when to my sense of sight he began to swell immensely, and something urged me to rush at him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Well, his father's a City man--immensely rich, they say. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- So immensely astounded was Mr Merdle by the entrance of Bar with such a reference in his mouth, that Bar explained himself to have been quoting Gay. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Immensely better! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This led to the demand for a nickel-in-the-slot machine, which, when established, became immensely popular over the whole country. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- If you could send her into the cellar on some errand, and then turn the key upon her, you would facilitate matters immensely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I thought so too, and I took him out for a walk next morning, and we talked immensely, understanding one another to perfection. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- And that pleased her immensely. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She has an immensely strong hold upon them both, Alfred. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I suppose--she was immensely taken with him? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It is immensely received in turf-circles. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Now really, Jo, you ought to treat me with more respect, began Laurie, who enjoyed it all immensely. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Boots and Brewer immediately perceive that it is immensely worth mentioning, and become politely clamorous. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You've improved immensely since then, and I congratulate you. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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