 Adverbs have a definite place in your writing, specifically, they're words that modify other adverbs. My adverb of choice is VERY. As an emotionally charged person, I often try to express the impact of my word choices by using this little guy whenever I can. When you start to edit your writing, however, you realize that very is not so very helpful in some cases. In addition to making your manuscript wordy, it become repetitive when using the same little adverb over and over to express impact. Here's a sample little of options you can consider when trying to replace the very, very sweet little word, VERY.  Very Noisy----------Deafening
Very Often----------Frequently Very Old----------Ancient Very Open----------Transparent Very Painful----------Excruciating Very Pale----------Ashen Very Perfect----------Flawless Very Poor----------Destitute Very Powerful----------Compelling Very Pretty----------Beautiful Very Quick----------Rapid Very Quiet----------Hushed Very Rainy----------Pouring Very Rich----------Wealthy Very Sad----------Sorrowful Very Scared----------Petrified Very Scary----------Chilling Very Serious----------Grave Very Sharp----------Keen Very Shiny----------Gleaming Very Short----------Brief Very Shy----------Timid |