exceedingly
To great degree
Exceedingly means to a very great degree—more formal and emphatic than *very*: exceedingly rare, exceedingly difficult, She was exceedingly generous with her time.
The word intensifies adjectives and occasionally adverbs, carrying a slightly old-fashioned or literary flavor compared to *extremely* or *incredibly*.
To an intense degree
exceptionally · remarkably · extraordinarily · profoundly · utterly · absolutely · tremendously · enormously
Greatest in number
- particularlyTo an unusual extent
- notablyEspecially or remarkably
- significantlyTo meaningful extent
- markedlyTo a conspicuous extent
considerably · substantially · eminently · distinctly · pre-eminently · supremely · acutely · manifestly
extremely
To an intense degree
highly · exceptionally · remarkably · extraordinarily · profoundly · utterly · absolutely · tremendously · enormously · hugely
most
Greatest in number
- particularlyTo an unusual extent
- notablyEspecially or remarkably
- significantlyTo meaningful extent
markedly · considerably · substantially · eminently · distinctly · pre-eminently · supremely · acutely · manifestly · abundantly
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
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