extremely
English
Alternative forms
- extreamely, extreamly (obsolete)
Etymology
extreme + -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪksˈtɹiːmli/
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Adverb
extremely (comparative more extremely, superlative most extremely)
- (degree) To an extreme degree.
- 2015 April 14, “America's First All-Girl Quintuplets Born in Texas Hospital”, in Time:
- The National Center for Health Statistics' latest data indicate that quintuplets are extremely rare, with 66 reported sets of five or more babies in 2013.
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Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:extremely
Derived terms
- extremely low frequency
Translations
to an extreme degree
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