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all too

all too adverb: very, extremely; thoroughly but lamentably; excessively.

Adverb

all too (not comparable)

  1. Very, extremely; thoroughly but lamentably; excessively.
    • Teenage pregnancies are all too common in the UK.
    • Sexism is all too familiar in this department.

Examples of all too in a sentence

  • They were all too ready to sell their stories to the press.
  • It was over all too soon.

Forms of all too

alternative misspellingall to

Questions about all too

What does all too mean?
All too means very, extremely; thoroughly but lamentably; excessively.
How do you use all too in a sentence?
They were all too ready to sell their stories to the press.
What part of speech is all too?
All too is an adverb.

Words near all too in the dictionary

  1. all to smash
  2. all to the better
  3. all together
  4. all together now
  5. all told
  6. all too
  7. all too well
  8. all up with
  9. all very well
  10. all wax and no wick
  11. all wet

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