ad. To an extreme or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ad. To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To a very great degree; in a degree beyond what is usual; greatly; very much; extremely.
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ad. to an extreme degree
Word Usage
"Diligence (Latin, Industria) (ethics, brought the term exceedingly in vogue, opposes Sloth, Latin Acedia): A zealous thinking hereby to draw the philosophers to and careful nature in one's actions and Christianity, who aspired after such a work."