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Adverbs of Degree
1. Adverbs of Degree
Andrew Ernest Ritz
May 8, 2011
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2. almost
adv –. (175) about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually,
well-nigh – ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; all but; ”the job is (just) about done”; ”the baby was
almost asleep when the alarm sounded”; ”we’re almost finished”; ”the
car all but ran her down”; ”he nearly fainted”; ”talked for nigh onto 2
hours”; ”the recording is well-nigh perfect”; ”virtually all the parties
signed the contract”; ”I was near exhausted by the run”; ”most
everyone agrees”)
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3. absolutely
adv –1. (13) absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead – (completely and
without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; ”an absolutely
magnificent painting”; ”a perfectly idiotic idea”; ”you’re perfectly
right”; ”utterly miserable”; ”you can be dead sure of my innocence”;
”was dead tired”; ”dead right”)
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4. awfully
adv –1. (5) terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully – (used as intensifiers;
”terribly interesting”; ”I’m awful sorry”)
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5. badly
adv –1. (7) badly, severely, gravely, seriously – (to a severe or serious
degree; ”fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”; ”badly
injured”; ”a severely impaired heart”; ”is gravely ill”; ”was seriously
ill”)
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6. barely
adv –1. (11) barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce – (only a very short
time before; ”they could barely hear the speaker”; ”we hardly knew
them”; ”just missed being hit”; ”had scarcely rung the bell when the
door flew open”; ”would have scarce arrived before she would have
found some excuse to leave”- W.B.Yeats)
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7. completely
adv –1. (37) wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogeth er,
whole – (to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (‘whole’
is often used informally for ‘wholly’); ”he was wholly convinced”;
”entirely satisfied with the meal”; ”it was completely different from
what we expected”; ”was completely at fault”; ”a totally new
situation”; ”the directions were all wrong”; ”it was not altogether her
fault”; ”an altogether new approach”; ”a whole new idea”)
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8. decidedly
adv –. (3) decidedly, unquestionably, emphatically, definitely, in
spades, by all odds – (without question and beyond doubt; ”it was
decidedly too expensive”; ”she told him off in spades”; ”by all odds
they should win”)
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9. deeply
adv –1. (16) profoundly, deeply – (to a great depth psychologica lly;
”They felt the loss deeply”)
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10. enough
adv –. (101) enough, plenty – (as much as necessary; ”Have I eaten
enough?”; (‘plenty’ is nonstandard) ”I’ve had plenty, thanks”)
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11. enormously
adv –. (3) enormously, tremendously, hugely, staggeringly –
(extremely; ”he was enormously popular”)
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12. entirely
adv –1. (43) wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogeth er,
whole – (to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (‘whole’
is often used informally for ‘wholly’); ”he was wholly convinced”;
”entirely satisfied with the meal”; ”it was completely different from
what we expected”; ”was completely at fault”; ”a totally new
situation”; ”the directions were all wrong”; ”it was not altogether her
fault”; ”an altogether new approach”; ”a whole new idea”)
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13. extremely
adv –1. (11) highly, extremely – (to a high degree or extent; favorably
or with much respect; ”highly successful”; ”He spoke highly of her”;
”does not think highly of his writing”; ”extremely interesting”)
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14. fairly
adv –1. (20) reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly,
middling, passably – (to a moderately sufficient extent or degree;
”pretty big”; ”pretty bad”; ”jolly decent of him”; ”the shoes are
priced reasonably”; ”he is fairly clever with computers”)
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15. far
adv –1. (61) far – (to a considerable degree; very much; ”a far far
better thing that I do”; ”felt far worse than yesterday”; ”eyes far too
close together”)
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16. fully
adv –1. (29) fully, to the full, full – (to the greatest degree or extent;
completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining
form); ”fully grown”; ”he didn’t fully understa nd”; ”knew full well”;
”full-grown”; ”full-fledged”)
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17. greatly
adv –. (23) greatly – (to an extraordinary extent or degree; ”he
improved greatly”)
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18. hardly
adv –1. (37) barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce – (only a very short
time before; ”they could barely hear the speaker”; ”we hardly knew
them”; ”just missed being hit”; ”had scarcely rung the bell when the
door flew open”; ”would have scarce arrived before she would have
found some excuse to leave”- W.B.Yeats)
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19. highly
adv –1. (1) highly, extremely – (to a high degree or extent; favorably
or with much respect; ”highly successful”; ”He spoke highly of her”;
”does not think highly of his writing”; ”extremely interesting”)
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20. incredibly
adv –1. (5) incredibly, improbably, implausibly, unbelievably – (not
easy to believe; ”behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly
blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains”)
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21. indeed
adv –1. (66) indeed, so – (in truth (often tends to intensify); ”they
said the car would break down and indeed it did”; ”it is very cold
indeed”; ”was indeed grateful”; ”indeed, the rain may still come”; ”he
did so do it!”)
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22. intensely
adv –. (3) intensely – (in an intense manner; ”he worked intensely”)
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23. just
adv –1. (162) merely, simply, just, only, but – (and nothing more; ”I
was merely asking”; ”it is simply a matter of time”; ”just a scratch”;
”he was only a child”; ”hopes that last but a moment”)
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24. least
adv –. (5) least, to the lowest degree – (used to form the superlative;
”The garter snake is the least dangerous snake”)
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25. less
adv –1. (68) less, to a lesser extent – (used to form the comparative
of some adjectives and adverbs; ”less interesting”; ”less expensive”;
”less quickly”)
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26. little
adv –. (16) little – (not much; ”he talked little about his family”)
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27. lots
adv –. a lot, lots, a good deal, a great deal, much, very much – (to a
very great degree or extent; ”I feel a lot better”; ”we enjoyed
ourselves very much”; ”she was very much interested”; ”this would
help a great deal”)
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28. most
adv –1. (180) most, to the highest degree – (used to form the
superlative; ”the king cobra is the most dangerous snake”)
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29. much
adv –1. (95) much – (to a great degree or extent; ”she’s much better
now”)
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30. nearly
adv –1. (53) about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually,
well-nigh – ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; all but; ”the job is (just) about done”; ”the baby was
almost asleep when the alarm sounded”; ”we’re almost finished”; ”the
car all but ran her down”; ”he nearly fainted”; ”talked for nigh onto 2
hours”; ”the recording is well-nigh perfect”; ”virtually all the parties
signed the contract”; ”I was near exhausted by the run”; ”most
everyone agrees”)
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31. perfectly
adv –1. (13) absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead – (completely and
without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; ”an absolutely
magnificent painting”; ”a perfectly idiotic idea”; ”you’re perfectly
right”; ”utterly miserable”; ”you can be dead sure of my innocence”;
”was dead tired”; ”dead right”)
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32. positively
adv –1. (5) positively – (extremely; ”it was positively monument al”)
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33. practically
adv –1. (27) practically – (almost; nearly; ”practically the first thing I
saw when I got off the train”; ”he was practically the only guest at
the party”; ”there was practically no garden at all”)
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34. pretty
adv –. (35) reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly,
middling, passably – (to a moderately sufficient extent or degree;
”pretty big”; ”pretty bad”; ”jolly decent of him”; ”the shoes are
priced reasonably”; ”he is fairly clever with computers”)
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35. purely
adv –. (12) strictly, purely – (restricted to something; ”we talked
strictly business”)
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36. quite
adv –1. (57) quite, rather – (to a degree (not used with a negative);
”quite tasty”; ”quite soon”; ”quite ill”; ”quite rich”)
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37. rather
adv –1. (59) rather, instead – (on the contrary; ”rather than
disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left”; ”he
didn’t call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter”; ”used English
terms instead of Latin ones”)
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38. really
adv –1. (61) truly, genuinely, really – (in accordance with truth or
fact or reality; ”she was now truly American”; ”a genuinely open
society”; ”they don’t really listen to us”)
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39. scarcely
adv –1. (10) barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce – (only a very short
time before; ”they could barely hear the speaker”; ”we hardly knew
them”; ”just missed being hit”; ”had scarcely rung the bell when the
door flew open”; ”would have scarce arrived before she would have
found some excuse to leave”- W.B.Yeats)
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40. simply
adv –1. (46) merely, simply, just, only, but – (and nothing more; ”I
was merely asking”; ”it is simply a matter of time”; ”just a scratch”;
”he was only a child”; ”hopes that last but a moment”)
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41. so
adv –1. (322) so – (to a very great extent or degree; ”the idea is so
obvious”; ”never been so happy”; ”I love you so”; ”my head aches
so!”)
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42. somewhat
adv –1. (50) slightly, somewhat, more or less – (to a small degree or
extent; ”his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory”; ”the
children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the
other”)
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43. strongly
adv –1. (18) strongly – (with strength or in a strong manner; ”argues
very strongly for his proposal”; ”he was strongly opposed to the
government”)
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44. terribly
adv –1. (8) terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully – (used as intensifiers;
”terribly interesting”; ”I’m awful sorry”)
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45. thoroughly
adv –1. (8) thoroughly, exhaustively – (in an exhaustive manner; ”we
searched the files thoroughly”)
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46. too
adv –1. (180) excessively, overly, to a fault, too – (to a degree
exceeding normal or proper limits; ”too big”)
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47. totally
adv –. (8) wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether , whole
– (to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (‘whole’ is often
used informally for ‘wholly’); ”he was wholly convinced”; ”entirely
satisfied with the meal”; ”it was completely different from what we
expected”; ”was completely at fault”; ”a totally new situation”; ”the
directions were all wrong”; ”it was not altogether her fault”; ”an
altogether new approach”; ”a whole new idea”)
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48. utterly
adv –. (8) absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead – (completely and
without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; ”an absolutely
magnificent painting”; ”a perfectly idiotic idea”; ”you’re perfectly
right”; ”utterly miserable”; ”you can be dead sure of my innocence”;
”was dead tired”; ”dead right”)
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49. very
adv –1. (260) very, really, real, rattling – (used as intensifie rs; ‘real’
is sometimes used informally for ‘really’; ‘rattling’ is informal; ”she
was very gifted”; ”he played very well”; ”a really enjoyable evening”;
”I’m real sorry about it”; ”a rattling good yarn”)
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50. virtually
adv –1. (4) virtually – (in essence or effect but not in fact; ”the strike
virtually paralyzed the city”; ”I’m virtually broke”)
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51. well
adv –1. (76) well, good – ((often used as a combining form) in a
good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is
a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’); ”the children behaved
well”; ”a task well done”; ”the party went well”; ”he slept well”; ”a
well-argued thesis”; ”a well-seasoned dish”; ”a well-planned party”;
”the baby can walk pretty good”)
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