VERY
ADJECTIVES
1816 — MIGHTY very, extremely, quite → Amer. dial.
.M19 — EVERLASTING exceeding, excessive, very → US sl.
1985 — CRUEL very → US sl.
1990 — BOKOO very; ‘beaucoup’ → US sl.
2000 — ARSE-SPLITTING extreme, very, great → sl.
ADVERBS
1350 — GAINLY thoroughly, completely; very → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1533 — PRETTILY considerably, very
1542 — VENGEABLE exceedingly, greatly, very, extremely; excessively → obs.
1550 — VENGEABLY exceedingly, greatly, very → arch.
1589 — DEAD very, thoroughly, absolutely, extremely, completely; wholeheartedly
1590 — MONSTROUS exceedingly, very
..L16 — BEDAMNED a general intensifier, very, very much, exactly, completely
..L16 — DAMNED a general intensifier, very, very much, exactly, completely
1606 — ADMIRABLE used as a simple intensifier; very, extremely → obs.
1684 — MAINS very, much, greatly → Eng. dial.
1688 — DEADLY excessively, exceedingly, extremely, very
..18C — HUMMING exceedingly, very → sl.
..18C — WOUNDEY — WOUNDY very; extremely
..18C — WOUNDILY very, extremely
1715 — MIGHTY very, greatly, exceedingly; often used ironically → UK
1724 — UNCO extremely, remarkably, very → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1743 — FEARFUL very, extremely, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1750 — MASTER very → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1773 — MUCKLE very → Sc.
1773 — QUEINT very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1785 — NATION very, extremely → Eng. & Amer.
1790 — EARDLY very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1790 — HEEDLY very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1790 — TEDIOUS very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1790 — YEARDLY very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
..19C — DAMNABLY very, exceedingly → colloq.
..19C — RAFTY very → Eng. dial.
1803 — MAIN very, much, greatly; quite → Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
1809 — VAST exceedingly, very → Eng. dial.
1816 — AWFY very, exceedingly, extremely → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1817 — ENORMOUS very, exceedingly → Amer. dial.
1818 — AWFUL exceedingly; very → colloq.
1819 — FARRANTLY very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1820 — AWFULLY very, exceedingly, extremely → colloq.
1821 — TO THE MAST-HEAD extremely, very, in abundance → Sc.
1822 — POWERFUL very, exceedingly, extremely → Amer. dial.
1825 — BITTER very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1828 — ALMIGHTY very, truly → Amer. dial.
1832 — EVERLASTING very, extremely → Amer. dial.
1833 — ALMIGHTY extremely, exceedingly, greatly, very → Amer. dial.
1836 — TORN DOWN violently, very → Amer. dial.
1837 — RIGHT very; quite → Amer. dial.
1841 — WONDERFUL very → Amer. dial.
.M19 — DAMN a general intensifier, very, very much, exactly, completely
.M19 — FAIR very, absolutely, really
.M19 — JOLLY extremely; very, esp. when used ironically → Brit. colloq.
.M19 — PRECIOUS very, exceedingly
1851 — REGULAR quite, utterly, very → Eng. dial.
1859 — MAZING very, amazingly; wonderfully, astonishingly → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1859 — VEDDY very → UK jocular
1870 — RARE very; exceedingly → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1874 — ALARMING extensively, very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1874 — MERCIFUL very → Eng. dial.
1877 — ODIOUS very, exceedingly → Sc.
1877 — RASPING very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1881 — MIRACULOUS excessively, very → Sc.
1884 — SCANDALOUS very, exceedingly, excessively → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1889 — EVERLASTINGLY very, extremely, immeasurably, excessively → Amer. dial.
1889 — MISERABLE very, extremely, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
1890 — BIG very, exceedingly → Amer. dial.
1892 — QUEER very → Ireland (Bk.)
1892 — UNKIN very, unusually → Sc.
1895 — AWESOME very, exceedingly, extremely → Sc.
1895 — MAIN BIG very, exceedingly → Amer. dial.
1895 — UNCOTH very, uncommonly → Eng. dial.
1896 — DEARLY very; exceedingly; extremely → Eng. dial.
1897 — NATIONLY very, extremely → Eng. dial.
1898 — AUDACIOUS exceedingly, uncommonly, very → Eng. dial.
..L19 — DAISY very → US sl.
..L19 — JUST absolutely, definitely, very → sl.
..L19 — V very
..20C — AS ALL HELL very, extremely
..20C — BALLY exceedingly, very → sl.
..20C — BIG TIME totally, very → teen & high school sl.
..20C — FILTHILY very → sl.
..20C — FURIOUSLY very, extremely → teen & high school sl.
1900 — ELVITCH very, extremely → Sc.
1900 — GAIN pretty, tolerably; very, quite → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 — MASTEROUS — MASTROUS very, extremely → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1905 — DREADFUL very → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — MAZINLY very, exceedingly, extremely → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — POWERFUL very → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — TARNATIONALLY very, exceedingly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — THERY very → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — UNDENIABLE very, extremely, unquestionably → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — UNFREELIE very → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 — UNKID very → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — UNMERCIFULLY extremely, extraordinarily, very → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — VILE very, exceedingly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 — BIAS very → Sc.
1912 — PUREDEE very, totally, completely → Amer. dial.
1913 — MORTAL very → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — MORTIAL very → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — TARNAL very, extremely → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1924 — VENAMOUS exceedingly, very → Sc.
1927 — MASS very → Amer. dial.
1932 — LOUSY very, extremely → Amer. dial.
1933 — MASTERFUL very → Amer. dial.
1935 — JESUSLY extremely, very → Amer. dial.
1936 — BREAMING intensely, very → Amer. dial.
1939 — AS BE DAMNED very, extremely → Ireland
1940 — MEAN very, exceedingly → Amer. dial.
1941 — OUTDACIOUS extremely, very → Amer. dial.
1942 — PLUM very, entirely → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1949 — ASTRONOMICALLY very, extremely (small, large, etc.) → colloq.
1952 — DANDY very → Amer. dial.
1953 — HYAS big, large, very → Can.
1956 — LAMMING very, exceptionally → Amer. dial.
1960 — FAT very, extremely → sl.
1960 — WICKED very; extremely, really, totally → Amer. dial.
1962 — ABOUT HALF very, quite, exceptionally → Amer. sl.
1968 — DEVILISH very, extremely → Amer. dial.
1968 — MONDO very, exceedingly → Amer. sl.
1970 — LIKE A BANDIT enthusiastically, very, fast, very successfully → US sl.
1972 — FAT very, extremely → sl.
1972 — MAD very, extremely → Amer. sl., esp. African-American
1973 — MUCHO very → US sl.
1990 — MAJOR-LEAGUE very, extremely; to a great extent → Amer. sl.
1994 — ALL very → sl.
2004 — HECK-CITY very → US sl.
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