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ever so vs ever-so

Both "ever so" and "ever-so" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Ever so" is used to intensify an adjective or adverb, while "ever-so" is used as an adverb to mean 'very' or 'extremely'. The hyphenated form is less common and more formal.

Last updated: March 17, 2024 • 3516 views

ever so

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to intensify an adjective or adverb.

The phrase 'ever so' is used to intensify an adjective or adverb, adding emphasis or expressing a high degree of the quality being described.

Examples:

She was ever so grateful for your help.
The cake was ever so delicious.
He spoke ever so softly.
The flowers were ever so beautiful.
I felt ever so tired after the long journey.

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That's ever so fine, Mr Lang.
I'm ever so worried about him, Mr Chinnery.
Rita, ever so nice, kindly looked after all our needs.
It will come again, necessarily, because the experience ever so beautiful.
He was ever so nice to me.
No, Madge will be ever so sensible.
I'm ever so busy, Dad.
You are ever so romantic, Joe Dubois.
Their uniforms are ever so smart.
'She was ever so sweet, Bliss.
But it was ever so with these twelve ambassadors of the kingdom.
But ever so often with some persistent digging you find a gem.
Nothing is ever so urgent that you can't take the time to be safe.
And wherever you go, whatever you do, know that I will be there ever so gently, ever so true, brushing up against your brown skin, saving you.
Your fingers are very delicate but ever so masculine.
And that individual has denied that he ever so testified.
As you have heard, we are ever so close.
He was ever so grateful in the dream.
Dearest Scott, the rally was ever so amazing.
Mr Thornton was ever so good on the wind machine.

Alternatives:

extremely
very
incredibly
exceedingly
remarkably

ever-so

This phrase is correct but less common than 'ever so'. It is used as an adverb to mean 'very' or 'extremely'.

The phrase 'ever-so' is used as an adverb to mean 'very' or 'extremely', often in a more formal context.

Examples:

She was ever-so grateful for your help.
The cake was ever-so delicious.
He spoke ever-so softly.
The flowers were ever-so beautiful.
I felt ever-so tired after the long journey.

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Adv. 1. ever so - (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so friendly". ever · intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the ...
ever and again, now and then; from time to time. Also, Literary, ever and anon. 7. ever so, to a great extent or degree; exceedingly: They were ever so kind to me.
Jan 17, 2014 ... mainly because I heard it a few more times (not the exact sentence, but the "ever so" phrase) until the end of the book. What does it exactly ...
Adverb[edit]. ever so (not comparable). Used other than as an idiom: see ever, so. [quotations ▽]. 2003: Peter Lee, Halcyon days: How to lose a war in a week.

Alternatives:

very
extremely
exceedingly
remarkably
incredibly

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