How to say "exceedingly" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- adverbThe everyday word for 'very': use it when 'exceedingly' is simply an emphatic 'very' in ordinary speech or writing. It is the natural default when no special nuance is intended.
- 極めてきわめてadverbThe word for 'exceedingly; extremely' in strong, categorical statements of degree — it has a 'decisively' sense, and the degree is asserted firmly, leaving no room for doubt.
- 至っていたってadverbA measured 'very much; exceedingly': it states a high degree calmly rather than emphatically. Typical of careful prose and polite remarks, it is a sound choice when the tone is composed.
- adverbAn emphatic 'very; extremely; greatly'. It is the only one of these words that also covers 'greatly', so it fits when 'exceedingly' amounts to 'greatly, to a marked degree'; otherwise it overlaps with とても.
- 至極しごくadverb, noun (suffix)A 'very; extremely; quite' word, the only one of these that also covers 'quite'. For a plain 'exceedingly' it is seldom the word you reach for; it is closer to 'quite; very'.
Use 「とても」 for plain emphatic 'very', 「極めて」 for strong, decisive statements of degree, and treat 「至って」, 「たいそう」 and 至極 as overlapping 'very; extremely' words, with 「たいそう」 leaning to 'greatly' and 至極 to 'quite'.
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Japanese equivalents
- とてもvery
- 極めてきわめてexceedingly
- 至っていたってvery much
- たいそうvery
- 至極しごくvery
- 千万せんばんexceedingly
- 人一倍ひといちばい(much) more than others
- 非常にひじょうにvery
- 大いにおおいにvery
- 甚だはなはだvery
- 誠にまことにreally
- こよなくexceedingly
- ことのほかexceedingly
- はなはだもってexceedingly
- でらvery
- いたくextremely
- すぐれてextremely
- いっぺいvery
- 一方ならずひとかたならずunusually
- 限りなくかぎりなくunlimitedly
- えらくawfully
- よくよくvery
- 重ね重ねかさねがさねexceedingly
- 重々じゅうじゅうfully (e.g. understand)
- 素すexceedingly
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