Definitions
1.adjectiveHaving, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
2.adjectiveLarge; capacious; said of veins of ore.
3.adverbTo a great extent or degree."Not very many (of them) had been damaged."
4.adverbConforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
5.adverb(with superlatives) Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect."He was the very best runner there."