adverb. In a high degree; extremely.

adverb. Truly; absolutely.

adverb. Used in titles.

adjective. Complete; absolute.

adjective. Being the same; identical.

adjective. Being particularly suitable or appropriate.

adjective. Used to emphasize the importance of what is specified.

adjective. Being nothing more than what is specified; mere.

adjective. Genuine; true.

True; real; actual; veritable: now used chiefly in an intensive sense, or to emphasize the identity of a thing mentioned with that which was in mind: as, to destroy his very life; that is the very thing that was lost: in the latter use, often with same: as, the very same fault.

[Very is occasionally used in the comparative degree, and more frequently in the superlative.

Truly; actually.

In a high degree; to a great extent; extremely; exceedingly.

adjective. True; real; actual; veritable.

adjective. See the Note under Reverend.

adverb. In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely.

adjective. True, real, actual

adjective. The same; identical.

adjective. With limiting effect: mere.

adverb. to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly

adverb. true, truly

adverb. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal

adverb. precisely so

adjective. being the exact same one; not any other:

adjective. precisely as stated

"Often the exposure is short-lived and very harmful but black hat techniques can show up * very* successfully early on, that's the way these tricksters are poised."