Use the word instead of Very

Very cute – Adorable
The little girl is very cute.
The baby is very cute.

Very nervous – Apprehensive
I felt very nervous when I went into his office.

Very short – Brief
He told us the story very short.

Very clever – Brilliant
I’m not very clever at maths.

Very dear – Cherished
My daughter is very dear to me.

Very powerful – Compelling
I have no compelling reasons to refuse.

Very noisy – Deafening
The music was deafening.

Very tasty – Delicious
This dish is delicious with cream.

Very upset – Distraught
She was distraught with worry.

Very worried – Distressed
He was too distressed to talk.

Very willing – Eager
The boy was eager for success.

Very happy – Ecstatic
Sally was ecstatic about her new job.

Very long-term – Enduring
It is just the start of an enduring friendship.

Very necessary – Essential
Fluency in spoken English is essential.
Experience is essential for this job.
Mistakes are an essential part of education.
Money is not essential to happiness.

Very accurate – Exact
I can’t recollect the exact words.
It was difficult to tell his exact age.
Please give me your exact age.

Very good – Excellent
My wife is an excellent manager.
She is excellent at her job.
The school has an excellent library.

Very tired – Exhausted
The long journey exhausted the children.
I was exhausted from the day’s work.
We are all exhausted after the journey.

Very afraid – Fearful
He was fearful of every shadow.
I felt fearful for my life.

Very cold – Freezing
It is freezing cold now.
It’s freezing outside.

Very often – Frequently
At one time we met frequently.
How frequently do the trains come?

Very thin – Gaunt
Her face was gaunt and grey.
She looked gaunt and exhausted.

Very ugly – Hideous
A hideous monster used to live there.

Very large – Huge
Your room’s huge compared to mine.
There was a huge hole in the road.