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Adverb

To a very large or great degree

(with superlatives) To firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect

Adjective

Actual or precise

Ideal or appropriate

With no addition of anything else

Real or genuine, in accordance with the truth, facts or standards

The same or identical

Significant in degree

Of the greatest possible degree or amount

Excessive in degree or amount

Prefix

To a great or extreme degree

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Adverb

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To a very large or great degree

marvelously^US

to too great an extent

overmuch

to too great an degree

from the bottom of your heart

lock, stock and barrel

beyond the shadow of a doubt

hands down

without restraint

without reserve

to too great a degree

flakily^UK

by a considerable amount

tons^US

tonnes^UK

favouredly^UK

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“He won a very large sum of money.”

Adverb

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(with superlatives) To firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect

all things considered

in the concrete

frankly

if truth be told

to all intents and purposes

beyond the shadow of a doubt

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“He was the very best student in his class.”

Adjective

Actual or precise

“Those were the very words that he said to me.”

Adjective

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Ideal or appropriate

“This frying pan is the very thing I need to cook us dinner.”

Adjective

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With no addition of anything else

meagre^UK

meager^US

“The very thought of food made him salivate.”

Adjective

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Real or genuine, in accordance with the truth, facts or standards

straight from horse's mouth

telling it like it is

as it really happened

skilful^UK

skillful^US

as true as I'm sitting here

as true as I'm standing here

in accordance with the facts

what actually happened

in accordance with reality

straight from the horse's mouth

beyond a shadow of a doubt

along the right lines

from the horse's mouth

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“The very essence of what this village is about is its rich countryside heritage.”

Adjective

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The same or identical

like two peas in a pod

cut from the same cloth

like Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

harmonised^UK

harmonized^US

equalized^US

equalised^UK

impossible to tell apart

harmonizing^US

harmonising^UK

difficult to tell apart

evenly matched

equaling^US

equalling^UK

like as two peas in a pod

as like as two peas in a pod

more or less the same

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“That was the very hotel I stayed in during my holiday.”

Adjective

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Significant in degree

without qualification

as sure as eggs is eggs

focused^US

focussed^UK

lock stock and barrel

high-pressure

speeded-up

most extreme

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“The very nerve of that man to lie to our faces.”

Adjective

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Of the greatest possible degree or amount

at the back of the queue

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Adjective

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Excessive in degree or amount

out of all proportion

costing an arm and a leg

blown up out of all proportion

surplus to requirements

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

unrivalled^UK

unrivaled^US

easier said than done

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

like getting blood out of a stone

unequalled^UK

standing out like a sore thumb

as plain as day

crying

as plain as a pikestaff

staring someone in the face

protrusive

standing out a mile

sticking out like a sore thumb

unequaled^US

carrying a lot of weight

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Prefix

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To a great or extreme degree

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