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adj \ˈver-ē, ˈve-rē\veri·erveri·est
Definition of VERY
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a : absolute, utter <the veriest fool alive> b : unqualified, sheer <the very shame of it>
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—used as an intensive especially to emphasize identity <before my very eyes>
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: being the same one : selfsame <the very man I saw>
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: special, particular <the very essence of truth is plainness and brightness — John Milton>
Examples of VERY
- <we stayed in the very hotel my parents stayed in for their honeymoon>
- <the very thought of having to go through that again is scary>
Origin of VERY
Middle English verray, verry, from Anglo-French verai, from Vulgar Latin *veracus, alteration of Latin verac-, verax truthful, from verus true; akin to Old English wǣr true, Old High German wāra trust, care, Greek ēra (accusative) favor
First Known Use: 13th century
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Related Words: absolute, all-out, arrant, out-and-out, outright, pure, sheer, simple, stark, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unmitigated, unqualified, utter; alone, lone, only, singular, sole, solitary, solo, unique
Near Antonyms: differentiable, discriminable, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, unalike, unlike, varied, various
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