Very, Very, Quite Contrary

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