9.3 Very

Use this domain for words that intensify an attribute.

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9.3.1 Degree
  • What words intensify an attribute?
    very, really, highly, deeply, real, so, mighty, one, quite, ever so, bloody, decidedly, too, proper, true, extremely, such
  • What words intensify an attribute to an extreme degree?
    extremely, terribly, dreadfully, incredibly, unbelievably, ridiculously, absurdly, remarkably, exceptionally, extraordinarily, terrifically, enormously, hugely, exceedingly,
  • What words indicate that an attribute is not intense?
    not very, hardly, barely, a little, fairly

    • 9.3.1 Degree

    Use this domain for words that indicate a degree on a scale.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    78 Degree
    78E Up to, As Much As, To the Degree That
  • What words refer to the degree of something?
    degree, extent, level, thus
  • What words indicate a degree on a scale?
    high, low, greater, lesser, first, primary, secondary,
  • What words refer to a marked extent?
    up to, as much as, to the degree that
  • What words refer to a change in degree?
    fluctuate, fluctuation, move, vary,
  • What words express a comparative degree?
    more, -er
  • What words express a superlative degree?
    most, -est

    • 9.3.1.1 To a large degree

    Use this domain for words referring to a large degree.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    78A Much, Little
  • What words indicate a large degree?
    large, great, major, considerable, large scale, huge, enormous, immense, tremendous, high, advanced, rich,
  • What words refer to a large degree?
    size, magnitude,

    • 9.3.1.2 To a small degree

    Use this domain for words referring to a small degree.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    78A Much, Little
  • What words indicate a small degree?
    deficient, inappreciably, inconsequentially, insignificantly, lacking, lightly, limited, little, low, merely, moderately, negligibly, piddling, possible, puny, reasonably, relatively, slightly, somewhat, sparingly, temperately, trivial, trivially,

    • 9.3.1.3 To a larger degree

    Use this domain for words referring to a larger degree.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    78B More Than, Less Than
  • What words indicate that something is becoming larger in degree?
    advance, double, explode, gain, grow, increase, jump, rise, rocket, soar, triple,
  • What words refer to the amount by which something became larger?
    growth, explosion, hike, increase, rise,
  • What words refer to causing something to become larger in degree?
    increase, raise, swell
  • What words indicate that something is larger than another thing in degree?
    more than,

    • 9.3.1.4 To a smaller degree

    Use this domain for words referring to a smaller degree.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    78B More Than, Less Than
  • What words indicate that something is becoming smaller in degree?
    decline, decrease, diminish, drop, dwindle, fall, plummet, slide, tumble,
  • What words refer to the amount by which something became smaller?
    decline (n), decrease, fall, reduction, tumble
  • What words refer to causing something to become smaller in degree?
    decrease, lower, reduce,
  • What words indicate that something is smaller than another thing in degree?
    less than, lower,

    • 9.3.2 Completely

    Use this domain for words referring to a complete degree--when something is done, happens, is thought, is felt, etc completely and in every way.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    78D Completely, Enough
  • What words indicate that something is done to a complete degree?
    completely, fully, totally, entirely, wholly, absolutely, utterly, positively, in every way, in every respect, in every sense, through and through, whole-heartedly, altogether, out-and-out, outright, perfect, perfectly, roundly, solid, solidly, thoroughly, unmitigated, unqualified, utter,
  • What general words refer to all of something's attributes or manners?
    completely, in every way,
  • What words describe something that is done completely?
    complete, thorough, full, comprehensive, exhaustive, entire,

    • 9.3.3 Partly

    Use this domain for words referring to a complete degree--when something is done, happens, is thought, is felt, etc completely and in every way.

  • What words indicate that something is done partly?
    partly, partially, to some extent, to a certain extent, to a degree, to some degree, up to a point, in part, sort of,
  • What words indicate that something is done one part at a time?
    gradually, in stages, step by step, one step at a time, in increments, incrementally, piecemeal, by degrees, little by little,

    • 9.3.4 Do intensely

    Use this domain for words indicating intensity of an action.

  • What words are used to indicate that something is being done intensely?
    intense, intensely, extensively

    • 9.3.5 Attribution of an attribute

    Use this domain for words that modify an attribute.

  • What words modify an attribute?
    fairly, sort of, quite,