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Absolutely Utterly Slightly Formal Combine Adjectives Extreme Meanings

Front Absolutely and (slightly more formal) utterly combine with adjectives with very extreme meanings where we can't use very. For example, we say absolutely / utterly …, not very …, whereas we say very tired, but not absolutely or utterly tired. Often, but not always, these words have negative connotations.
 
Absolutely/ utterly+
r…/ s…/ i…/ w… /al…/ ap…/c… /d… /m…
Back Absolutely and (slightly more formal) utterly combine with adjectives with very extreme meanings where we can't use very. For example, we say absolutely / utterly exhausted, not very exhausted, whereas we say very tired, but not absolutely or utterly tired. Often, but not always, these words have negative connotations

Absolutely/ utterly+
ridiculous/ stupid/ impossible/ wrong /alone/ appalled/convinced /devastated /miserable
Unit Number 6
Unit Subject Intensifying adverbs

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