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extremely

//ɪksˈtɹimli//

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

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Forms

Comparative
more extremely
Superlative
most extremely

Definitions

  1. 1.To an extreme degree.

    • 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.

Frequency

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Common· #1764

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Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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English extreme

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English extremely

From extreme + -ly.

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