You use ~ to emphasize a quality or situation that is undesirable.
Things are moving ~ slowly.
...a ~ shy young man...
ADV: ADV adv/adj emphasis
see also painful
You use ~ to emphasize a quality or situation that is undesirable.
Things are moving ~ slowly.
...a ~ shy young man...
ADV: ADV adv/adj emphasis
see also painful
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012