No. 613 in French

extrêmement

Extremely.

In a sentence

Elle est extrêmement gentille.
She is extremely kind.
In this sentence, 'extrêmement' is used as an adverb of degree to emphasize the attribute of kindness.
Ce film était extrêmement captivant.
This movie was extremely captivating.
Here, 'extrêmement' intensifies the adjective 'captivant' to convey a strong impression of the movie's appeal.
Ils ont travaillé extrêmement dur pour réussir.
They worked extremely hard to succeed.
In this instance, 'extrêmement' is modifying the adverb 'dur' to stress the intensity of their efforts.

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