not very Definition

very
adverb

1. To a high degree or extent.

Example: very kind
Thesaurus: extremely, excessively, exceedingly, greatly, terribly, truly, really, absolutely, particularly, unusually.
2. Absolutely; truly.

Example: my very own room
Example: the very same day
Example: my very best effort

adj

1. Absolute.

Example: the very top
Thesaurus: unqualified, utter.
2. Precise; actual.

Example: this very minute
Thesaurus: precise, plain, exact, same.
3. Most suitable

Example: That's the very tool for the job.
4. Mere.

Example: shocked by the very thought
Thesaurus: simple, sheer, mere.

Idiom: not very

Not at all; the opposite of.

Idiom: very good (very well)

Expressions of consent and approval.

Etymology: 13c: from French veri, from Latin verus true.