ˈverɪ adv. & adj. --adv. 1 in a
high degree (did it very
easily;
had a very
bad cough; am very
much better). 2 in
the fullest
sense (foll. by
own or superl.
adj.: at the very latest; do
your very
best; my very own room). --adj. 1 real,
true,
actual;
truly such (usu. prec. by the,
this,
his, etc. emphasizing
identity,
significance, or
extreme degree: the very
thing we
need;
those were his very words). 2
archaic real,
genuine (very God). ønot very 1 in a low degree. 2
far from being. very
good (or well) a
formula of
consent or
approval. very high
frequency (of
radio frequency) in the
range 30-300
megahertz. Very
Reverend the
title of a dean. the very
same see SAME. [ME f. OF verai ult. f. L verus true]