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very

adverb

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extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, tremendously, immensely, vastly, hugely;

extraordinarily, extra, excessively, overly, over, abundantly, inordinately, singularly, significantly, distinctly, outstandingly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, eminently, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, thoroughly;

all that, to a great extent, most, so, too;

Scottish unco;

French très;

Northern English right;

informal terrifically, awfully, terribly, devilishly, madly, majorly, seriously, desperately, mega, ultra, oh-so, too-too, stinking, mucho, damn, damned, too … for words;

informal , dated devilish, hellish, frightfully;

British, informal ever so, well, bloody, dead, dirty, jolly, fair;

North American, informal real, mighty, powerful, awful, plumb, darned, way, bitching, mad;

South African, informal lekker;

archaic exceeding, sore.

▷antonyms slightly, sort of, not particularly.

adjective

1 that is the very thing I was thinking of myself:

exact, actual, precise, particular, specific, distinct.

2 this boy's a gold mine—he's the very thing I need:

ideal, perfect, appropriate, suitable, apt, fitting, fit, right, just right, made to order, tailor-made;

British, informal spot on, just the job.

3 the very word ‘modern’ was exciting to them:

mere, simple, pure, pure and simple, plain, basic;

sheer, utter.

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