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extremely

/ɪksˈtɹimli/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
ex-treme-ly
IPA
/ɪksˈtɹimli/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

To an extreme degree.

Example Sentences

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪksˈtɹimli/
  • British English: /ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

Inflected Forms

more extremely (comparative) most extremely (superlative) extreamely (alternative, obsolete) extreamly (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

extremely low frequency Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 31. Greatness

Frequently Paired Words

degree quantity Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 31. Greatness

Synonyms

acutely awfully almighty badly impossibly beyond damn drastically exceedingly extraordinarily highly hugely

Rhymes With

unseemly

Questions

How do you pronounce extremely?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪksˈtɹimli/.
What does extremely mean?
To an extreme degree.
Where does extremely come from?
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.

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