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)