Extremely and Sort of

Extremely

Extremely adverb - To a great degree.

Sort of is an antonym for extremely.

Sort of

Sort of adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: you've been acting sort of funny all week

Extremely is an antonym for sort of.

Both terms in one sentence

  • A Man Is Not a Virgin Cameron actually pops John Connor's cherry (sort of) in a scene that's an extremely thinly-veiled metaphor for awkward, nervous first-time sex.
  • Similarly, Tex is sort of a side effect of the Alpha's creation, based off of the Director's extremely strong memories of the original Allison.
  • Beauty Equals Goodness He has an unusual sort of face that looks extremely handsome from certain angles, and extremely ugly with other ones - Steven Moffat said he looks like "a caricature of a handsome man".
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