very
Cross references:
1. same
1. very \'ver-e-\ aj [ME verray, verry, fr. OF verai, fr. (assumed) VL
veracus)X, alter. of L verac-, verax truthful, fr. verus true; akin to OE
w-r true, OHG wa-ra trust, care, Gk e-ra (acc.) favor 1a: properly
entitled to the name or designation : TRUE 1b: ACTUAL, REAL 1c: SIMPLE,
PLAIN {in ~ truth} 2a: EXACT, PRECISE {~ heart of the city} 2b: exactly
suitable or necessary {the ~ thing for the purpose} 3a: ABSOLUTE, UTTER
{the veriest fool alive} 3b: SHEER, UNQUALIFIED {the ~ shame of it} 4:
MERE, BARE {the ~ thought terrified him} 5: SELFSAME, IDENTICAL {the ~ man
I saw} 6: SPECIAL, PARTICULAR
2. very av 1: to a high degree : EXCEEDINGLY {a ~ hot day} {~)R much
better} 2: in actual fact : TRULY {the ~ best store in town} { told the ~
same story}