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I've been testing this website today: losethevery.com.

It's a nice idea, but be very very careful with this type of random word list/generator.

The problem with synonyms is that they are rarely EXACT synonyms.

For example in this video you'll see this example:

"very + dirty" = "obscene"

Unfortunately, 'obscene' means 'offensive, rude and shocking'.

You can't say your shoes are 'obscene' after going for a muddy walk, or your kitchen is 'obscene' after cooking dinner.

So I would recommend sticking to the extreme adjectives that you know are correct e.g. cold - freezing, dirty - filthy, hungry - starving etc.