весьма

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вьсьма (vĭsĭma), from Old Church Slavonic вьсь (vĭsĭ) + -ьма (-ĭma).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vʲɪsʲˈma]
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  • Hyphenation: весь‧ма

Adverb

весьма́ • (vesʹmá)

  1. (dated, literary) very, highly
    Synonym: о́чень (óčenʹ)
  2. quite, rather
    Synonym: дово́льно (dovólʹno)
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