adj. 25B6; adverb that's very kind of you : EXTREMELY, exceedingly, exceptionally, extraordinarily, tremendously, immensely, hugely, intensely, acutely, abundantly, singularly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily; informal terrifically, awfully, fearfully, terribly, devilishly, majorly, seriously, mega, ultra, damn, damned; Brit. informal ever so, well, hellish, dead, jolly; N. Amer. informal real, mighty, awful, darned; informal, dated devilish, frightfully; archaic exceeding.
slightly.
25B6; adjective
those were his very words : EXACT, actual, precise.
the very thought of food made her feel ill : MERE, simple, pure; sheer.