You use extremely in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize that the specified quality is present to a very great degree.
[emphasis]
My mobile phone is extremely useful.
These headaches are extremely common.
Three of them are working extremely well.
Synonyms: very, highly, greatly, particularly More Synonyms of extremely
extremely in British English
(ɪkˈstriːmlɪ)
adverb
1.
to the extreme; exceedingly
2.
(intensifier)
I behaved extremely badly
▶ USAGE In strict usage adverbs of degree such as extremely, too, quite, really, and very are used only to qualify adjectives: he is very happy; she is extremely sad. By this rule, these words should not be used to qualify past participles that followthe verb to be, since they would then be technically qualifying verbs. With the exception of certainparticiples, such as tired or disappointed, that have come to be regarded as adjectives, all other past participles are qualifiedby adverbs such as much, greatly, seriously, or excessively: he has been much (not extremely) inconvenienced; she has been excessively (not too) criticized
Examples of 'extremely' in a sentence
extremely
Affordable cover for older dogs can also be extremely hard to find.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is extremely good and getting better.
The Sun (2016)
They will have done extremely well out of this.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Images range from the iconic to the extremely rare.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was an extremely difficult time in my career.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Did they do the basics extremely well?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It makes wonderful people extremely difficult to look after.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have worked extremely hard to get into this position and we want to hang on to it.
The Sun (2017)
We are making extremely good progress.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You played for one team back then, but that is extremely rare now.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Jersey is an incredibly safe island and incidents of this nature are an extremely rare occurrence.
The Sun (2011)
It varies from the extremely good to the extremely bad.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He said the task is extraordinarily complex and that he has worked extremely hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Needless to say they got along extremely well.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Until now this has been extremely difficult because when lifted it comes up with adhesive and concrete.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is extremely rare to get a personalised one.
The Sun (2013)
It is an extremely good day out.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
All their lives they worked extremely hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He has captained the team extremely well in these past two years.
The Sun (2016)
The problems these two individuals experienced were extremely difficult.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
He is now spoiling an extremely good programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He appears to have taken his races extremely well.
The Sun (2008)
It is extremely difficult to verify these accounts.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
France are an extremely difficult team to play against.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is extremely hard to write an amusing book about art that has some serious things to say.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Some appeared to be managing expectations by warning that the race had become extremely close and difficult to call.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But they are still extremely rare.
The Sun (2009)
You have to compete extremely hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She was also extremely good company.
Katie Hickman COURTESANS (2003)
But now it will extremely hard.
The Sun (2006)
Winning medals on an Olympic debut in sailing is now extremely rare.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But it was not considered risky because side-effects were so extremely rare.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was a sad storyline, handled extremely well.
The Sun (2010)
In other languages
extremely
British English: extremely /ɪkˈstriːmlɪ/ ADVERB
You use extremely in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize that the specified quality is present to a very great degree.
My mobile phone is extremely useful.
American English: extremely
Arabic: جِدَّاً
Brazilian Portuguese: extremamente
Chinese: 极端地
Croatian: izuzetno
Czech: nesmírně
Danish: ekstremt
Dutch: uiterst
European Spanish: extremadamente muy
Finnish: äärimmäisen
French: extrêmement
German: äußerst
Greek: άκρως
Italian: estremamente
Japanese: 極度に
Korean: 극도로
Norwegian: ekstremt
Polish: nadzwyczaj
European Portuguese: extremamente
Romanian: foartedeosebit de
Russian: чрезвычайно
Latin American Spanish: extremadamente
Swedish: extremt
Thai: อย่างมาก
Turkish: aşırı derecede
Ukrainian: украй
Vietnamese: vô cùng
Chinese translation of 'extremely'
extremely
(ɪksˈtriːmlɪ)
adv
(with adj)[useful, hot, heavy]非常 (fēicháng)
(with adv)[carefully, well, hard]非常 (fēicháng)
(adverb)
The taste of bitterness is an extremely common feature of herbal remedies.
Synonyms
very
I am very grateful to you for all your help.
highly
He was a highly successful entrepreneur.
greatly
People would benefit greatly from a pollution-free vehicle.