Intensifiers of Adjectives

EMPHASIZERS with	EXAMPLE
POSITIVE DEGREE
very	It’s very awkward.
ever so	The book is ever so interesting.
too	Everybody would be only too glad to see you.
far too	It’s far too expensive.
most	“Yes”, she thought, “everybody’s been most kind.”
a most	The 5^th Symphony by Tchaikovsky is a most beautiful piece of music.
that	Are things that bad with you?
repetition of the intensifier or the Adj	I agree with every word you’ve said ― every single word. You bad, bad boy. It’s very, very bad.
COMPARATIVE DEGREE
much, a lot, lots	My brother is much younger [ than myself] He thought how much more advanced the young were.
a great / good deal, a good bit	The performance proved to be a great deal better than I could ever expect.
still	The first edition is good, the new one is still better.
ever	Environmental issues acquire an ever greater scope.
far	I’ve been with good people, far better than you.
Adj + by far	He is funnier by far.
no	This method is no better than the one we’ve been using.
none the + Adj	He was none the wiser for that answer, but he didn’t try to analyse it.
all the + Adj	His remorse was all the more painful because of the irony of his mistake.
Adj + and + Adj	The sound grew fainter and fainter.
SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
by far	“The Swan Lake” is by far the best ballet we have.
Adj + possible	It’s difficult to go about in the wrongest way possible.
the very	She put on her very best dress.