adj.
VERBS
▪ be , feel , look , seem
▪ become , get
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
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It gets pretty ~ here in winter.
▪ awfully , desperately , incredibly , terribly , unbearably
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She was desperately ~ at school.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
Lonely is used with these nouns: ↑ childhood , ↑ existence , ↑ highway , ↑ life , ↑ night , ↑ old age , ↑ road , ↑ soul , ↑ spot , ↑ street , ↑ stretch , ↑ vigil