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Extreme Adjectives in English (Espresso English) UNIT 6 - part of lesson D
 
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Extreme adjectives are adjectives that include the word "extremely" in their meaning. Example:

Huge = Extremely big

These adjectives are sometimes different from regular adjectives in some constructions.

We will also see what are the "absolute adjectives".

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Adjectives are words that describe the qualities of something. Some adjectives in English are gradable - that means you can have different degrees or levels of that quality. For example, the weather can be a little cold, rather cold, very cold, or extremely cold.

Extreme adjectives or non-gradable adjectives are words that mean "extremely + adjective" - for example, "freezing" means "extremely cold." The weather can't be "a little bit freezing" or "very freezing" - because the word "freezing" itself automatically means "extremely cold."

 

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