extremely
adverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ɪksˈtɹiːmli//
- United States//ɪksˈtɹimli//
To an extreme degree.
adverb
- 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.
Etymology
Etymology tree 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.
Forms
- comparative
- more extremely
- superlative
- most extremely
extraterrestrial · Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from…extravagant · Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.extreme · Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
extremely · To an extreme degree.
extremes · The opposite ends of a range or scale.ey · An egg.eye · An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings…