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in the extreme

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

To a very great or excessive degree.

Equivalents

Українськавкрай

Examples

“It was rude in the extreme to act the way he did at the funeral.”
“The surroundings become⟳ bleak in the extreme as the timber line is approached and trees give⟳ place⟳ to thinly scattered birches that are little more than bushes.”
“But after so many questions and criticism, it would be churlish in the extreme to not give⟳ great credit after the manner of England's performance here.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

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