adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ɪksˈtɹimli/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/
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CMU ARPABET:EH0 K S T R IY1 M L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
To an extreme degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: degree
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
to an extreme degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
extremely cold
extremely unpleasant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exceedingly, super, passing
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
highly successful
He spoke highly of her
does not think highly of his writing
extremely interesting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: highly
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
չափազանց
(čʻapʻazancʻ)
— to an extreme degree
Armenian:
սաստիկ
(sastik)
— to an extreme degree
Bengali:
প্রচণ্ড
(proconḍo)
— to an extreme degree
Bulgarian:
кра́йно
(krájno)
— to an extreme degree
Catalan:
extremadament
— to an extreme degree
Chinese Mandarin:
非常
(fēicháng)
— to an extreme degree
Chinese Mandarin:
極其 /极其
(jíqí)
— to an extreme degree
Chinese Mandarin:
極 /极
(jí)
— to an extreme degree
Chinese Mandarin:
極度 /极度
(jídù)
— to an extreme degree
Chinese Mandarin:
極了 /极了
(jíle)
— to an extreme degree
Czech:
extrémně
— to an extreme degree
Danish:
ekstrem
— to an extreme degree
Danish:
vældig
— to an extreme degree
Danish:
enorm
— to an extreme degree
Dutch:
uitermate
— to an extreme degree
Dutch:
extreem
— to an extreme degree
Esperanto:
treege
— to an extreme degree
Esperanto:
ekstreme
— to an extreme degree
Finnish:
äärimmäisen
— to an extreme degree
Finnish:
erittäin
— to an extreme degree
French:
extrêmement
— to an extreme degree
French:
vachement
— to an extreme degree
Galician:
extremadamente
— to an extreme degree
Georgian:
უაღრესად
(uaɣresad)
— to an extreme degree
Georgian:
უკიდურესად
(uḳiduresad)
— to an extreme degree
German:
extrem
— to an extreme degree
German:
äußerst
— to an extreme degree
German:
krass
— to an extreme degree
Gothic:
𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰
(abraba)
— to an extreme degree
Greek:
άκρως
(ákros)
— to an extreme degree
Hungarian:
rendkívül
— to an extreme degree
Ido:
extreme
— to an extreme degree
Ingrian:
erittee
— to an extreme degree
Irish:
cumasach
— to an extreme degree
Irish:
rí-
— to an extreme degree
Italian:
estremamente
— to an extreme degree
Japanese:
極端に
(kyokutan ni)
— to an extreme degree
Japanese:
随分
(zuibun)
— to an extreme degree
Japanese:
非常に
(hijō ni)
— to an extreme degree
Karakhanid:
اَيِغْ
(ayïɣ)
— to an extreme degree
Latin:
perquam
— to an extreme degree
Māori:
hītararī
— to an extreme degree
Marathi:
अत्यंत
(atyanta)
— to an extreme degree
Navajo:
tʼáá íiyisíí
— to an extreme degree
Navajo:
tʼóó báhádzigo
— to an extreme degree
Old Turkic:
𐰪𐰃𐰍
(ańïɣ)
— to an extreme degree
Polish:
niezwykle
— to an extreme degree
Polish:
ekstremalnie
— to an extreme degree
Portuguese:
extremamente
— to an extreme degree
Romanian:
în mod extrem
— to an extreme degree
Russian:
чрезвыча́йно
(črezvyčájno)
— to an extreme degree
Russian:
кра́йне
(krájne)
— to an extreme degree
Russian:
экстрема́льно
(ekstremálʹno)
— to an extreme degree