great: Benjamin Britten did not live to a great age.
high: High winds have knocked down trees and power lines.
considerable: Doing it properly makes considerable demands on our time.
severe: I suffered from severe bouts of depression.
intense: He was sweating from the intense heat.
acute: The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government.
ex|treme|ly ◆◆◇ / I kstriː mli/ ADV [ADV adj/adv] You use extremely in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize that the specified quality is present to a very great degree. [EMPHASIS ] □ These headaches are extremely common. □ Three of them are working extremely well. SYNONYMS extremely ADV
highly: Mr Singh was a highly successful salesman.
particularly: Progress has been particularly disappointing.
severely: …the severely depressed construction industry.
exceptionally: He's an exceptionally talented dancer.
intensely: The fast-food business is intensely competitive.
ex|tre me spo rt N‑COUNT Extreme sports are exciting, physically dangerous sports such as bungee jumping or snowboarding.
ex|tre|mis / I kstriː m I s/ → see in extremis
ex|trem|ism / I kstriː m I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Extremism is the behaviour or beliefs of extremists. □ Greater demands were being placed on the police by growing right-wing extremism.
ex|trem|ist / I kstriː m I st/ (extremists )
1 N‑COUNT If you describe someone as an extremist , you disapprove of them because they try to bring about political change by using violent or extreme methods. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ The country needs a strong intelligence service to counter espionage and foreign extremists. □ A previously unknown extremist group has said it carried out Friday's bomb attack. □ …a marked rise in extremist violence.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you say that someone has extremist views, you disapprove of them because they believe in bringing about change by using violent or extreme methods. [DISAPPROVAL ]
ex|trem|ity / I kstre m I ti/ (extremities )
1 N‑COUNT The extremity of something is its furthest end or edge. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …a small port on the north-western extremity of the Iberian peninsula. □ [+ of ] …the extremities of the aeroplane.
2 N‑PLURAL [oft with poss] Your extremities are the end parts of your body, especially your hands and feet. □ He found that his extremities grew cold.
3 N‑UNCOUNT The extremity of a situation or of someone's behaviour is the degree to which it is severe, unusual, or unacceptable. □ [+ of ] In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane. □ [+ of ] The region is protected by the extremities of its climate.
ex|tri|cate /e kstr I ke I t/ (extricates , extricating , extricated )
1 VERB If you extricate yourself or another person from a difficult or serious situation, you free yourself or the other person from it. □ [V pron-refl + from ] It represents a last ditch attempt by the country to extricate itself from its economic crisis. □ [V n + from ] He wanted to extricate her from the immediate influence of Catherine de Medici.
2 VERB If you extricate someone or something from a place where they are trapped or caught, you succeed in freeing them. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] He endeavoured to extricate the car, digging with his hands in the blazing sunshine.
ex|trin|sic / I kstr I nz I k, [AM ] -s I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] Extrinsic reasons, forces, or factors exist outside the person or situation they affect. [FORMAL ] □ Nowadays there are fewer extrinsic pressures to get married.
extro|vert /e kstrəvɜː r t/ (extroverts ) ADJ Someone who is extrovert is very active, lively, and friendly. [mainly BRIT ] □ …his extrovert personality. in AM, usually use extroverted ● N‑COUNT An extrovert is someone who is extrovert. □ He was a showman, an extrovert who revelled in controversy.
extro|vert|ed /e kstrəvɜː r t I d/ ADJ Someone who is extroverted is very active, lively, and friendly. [mainly AM ] □ Some young people who were easy-going and extroverted as children become self-conscious in early adolescence. in BRIT, usually use extrovert
ex|trude / I kstruː d/ (extrudes , extruding , extruded ) VERB [usu passive] If a substance is extruded , it is forced or squeezed out through a small opening. [TECHNICAL ] □ [be V -ed] These crystals are then embedded in a plastic, and the plastic is extruded as a wire. □ [V -ed] I work in the extruded tube business.
ex|tru|sion / I kstruː ʒ ə n/ (extrusions ) N‑VAR Extrusion is the act or process of extruding something. [TECHNICAL ]
exu|ber|ance / I gzjuː bərəns, [AM ] -zuː b-/ N‑UNCOUNT Exuberance is behaviour which is energetic, excited, and cheerful. □ Her burst of exuberance and her brightness overwhelmed me.
exu|ber|ant / I gzjuː bərənt, [AM ] -zuː b-/ ADJ If you are exuberant , you are full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness. □ …an exuberant young girl who decided to become a screen actress. ● exu|ber|ant|ly ADV □ They both laughed exuberantly.
ex|ude / I gzjuː d, [AM ] -zuː d/ (exudes , exuding , exuded )