Spanish word

sobremanera

Pronunciation

IPA/soβɾemaˈneɾa/

Meaning

  • adverbvery

Example

Estoy sobremanera cansado hoy.

I am very tired today.

Illustration for sobremanera (very)

More examples

Me fue sobremanera útil tu consejo.

Your advice was extremely useful to me.

Core concept

A thermometer rising past its highest mark.

Common phrases

  • resultar sobremanera útil

    prove extremely useful

  • ser sobremanera importante

    be extremely important

  • ayudar sobremanera

    be extremely helpful

Similar words

muy: Emphasizes a high degree of a quality in neutral, everyday speech.
mucho: Conveys a large amount or extent, commonly used with verbs and quantities.

Definition in Spanish

Expresa 'extremadamente' o 'muy' con fuerza enfática y se emplea con frecuencia en contextos escritos o formales.

Word origin

Formed by joining sobre 'over' and manera 'manner' into one word, sobremanera functions as a strong intensifier equivalent to extremely.

Usage tips

  • The word carries an elevated tone in everyday speech and therefore appears more in essays, formal remarks, or rhetorical language than in casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • extremelyadverb

Opposites

  • ligeramenteslightlyadverb
  • poconot muchadverb

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