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beyond measure

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beyond measure
Fig. in an account or to an extent more than can be quantified; in a very large amount. They brought in hams, turkeys, and roasts, and then they brought vegetables and salads beyond measure. They thanked all of us beyond measure.
See also: beyond, measure
beyond measure (slightly formal)
to an extremely high degree Our religious faith improved our lives beyond measure.
See also: beyond, measure
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When they had dragged the nets to the shore they found but few fish: the nets were full of sand and stones, and the men were beyond measure cast downso much at the disappointment which had befallen them, but because they had formed such very different expectations.
Fables by Aesop View in context
Poor Reginald was beyond measure concerned to see his fair friend in such distress, and watched her with so much tender solicitude, that I, who occasionally caught her observing his countenance with exultation, was quite out of patience.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
I had paused half way through the hatchway, looking back, still astonished beyond measure at the grotesque ugliness of this black-faced creature.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
 
 
 
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