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sheer

Definition

  • verb: to deviate from a course
  • verb: to turn suddenly
  • adjective: complete and total
  • adjective: of very thin or transparent texture
  • used to emphasize the large amount, size, or degree of something
  • synonyms: bright, swerve, diaphanous

Examples

  • The 'sheer' force of the wind knocked me to the ground.

  • The boat 'sheered' [='swerved'] 'away' from the rocks.

  • The 'sheer' number of questions overwhelmed her.

Movie quotes

  • (..) for the Society of Psychical Research. Well, I don't think there's any doubt about it at all. The sheer number of documented incidents in this case is absolutely staggering. But, Anita Gregory, a parapsychologist and lecturer at the Polytechnic of North London, is not convinced. (..)
    2016 The Conjuring 2