Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
exceedingly — exceedingly, excessively Both words came into use in the late 15c. Exceedingly (16c in its current meaning) means ‘very, extremely’, and is now used only with adjectives and adverbs (most often well): • His room was exceedingly cold P. Fitzgerald … Modern English usage
excessively — exceedingly, excessively Both words came into use in the late 15c. Exceedingly (16c in its current meaning) means ‘very, extremely’, and is now used only with adjectives and adverbs (most often well): • His room was exceedingly cold P. Fitzgerald … Modern English usage
excessively — See exceedingly. See exceedingly, excessively … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
exceedingly — See exceedingly, excessively … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
exceedingly — [adv] very; exceptionally awfully, enormously, especially, excessively, extraordinarily, extremely, greatly, highly, hugely, immoderately, in a marked degree, inordinately, powerful, really, remarkably, strikingly, superlatively, surpassingly,… … New thesaurus
excessively — adverb her father had excessively high standards Syn: inordinately, unduly, unnecessarily, unreasonably, ridiculously, overly; very, extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, impossibly; immoderately, intemperately; ad nauseam … Thesaurus of popular words
exceedingly — Synonyms and related words: almighty, awfully, considerably, egregiously, eminently, enormously, especially, exceptionally, excessively, extraordinarily, extremely, far and away, greatly, hugely, immeasurably, incomparably, inimitably, just,… … Moby Thesaurus
exceedingly — adv extremely, especially, amazingly, astonishingly; beyond measure, immeasurably, excessively, surpassingly, superlatively, incomparably; vastly, enormously, highly, eminently, greatly, supremely; notably, over and above, by far, to a great or… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
excessively — adv 1. immoderately, extravagantly, unreasonably, disproportionately, unduly, inordinately; amazingly, extraordinarily, damn, damned, All Euph. confoundedly, dad blasted, dad blamed, dad burned, blasted, U.S. Sl. and Dial. blamed. 2. extremely,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
þearle — adv severely, sorely, strictly, hard; this word, as does swíðe, tends to become an adverb of degree rather than one of manner or quality; where it qualifies words denoting pain, effort, or the like, it may be considered as keeping much of its old … Old to modern English dictionary
