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Extreme Adjectives

Pavlionka

Pavlionka

Belarus

Hi,
Let’s remember extreme adjectives together!
But please, only one from each post!!
Oh, and with good examples of course :-)

12:04 PM Mar 28 2008 |

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Pavlionka

Pavlionka

Belarus

2 tiffintime: Isn't it about mine your example is about? ;)

2 SvetLANA: Thanx a lot! I've learned a new word. My variant about small and little is actually:

very-very small = tiny
ex.:Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village ...

04:12 PM Apr 02 2008 |

Rios

Rios

Brazil

very very big = huge !

my house is huge.

05:57 PM Apr 02 2008 |

tiffintime

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

small -  midget

The navy now has a midget submarine and there is a diminutive person operating it.

 http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=21801&dict=CALD

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=50409&dict=CALD

 

05:35 AM Apr 03 2008 |

tiffintime

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

good – very good = marvelous (US) marvellous (UK)

It's marvelous how everyone tries to help each other here at Ebaby.

01:55 PM Apr 03 2008 |

Pavlionka

Pavlionka

Belarus

very-very wet = soaked
We had been standing in the rain for hours and were absolutely soaked.

10:04 AM Apr 06 2008 |

lathy

lathy

Viet Nam

Very very special,not usual=extraordinary

10:27 AM Apr 12 2008 |

khizar01

khizar01

United Kingdom

Excuse me please can you tell me about extreme adjectives.Can we use really,absolutely and extremely with extreme adjectives.Please tell me about it.Becuse I know about base adjectives.

02:27 PM Jun 26 2011 |