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English
Etymology
From terrible + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/
- Hyphenation: ter‧ri‧bly
Adverb
terribly (comparative more terribly, superlative most terribly)
- (literary or dated) So as to cause terror or awe.
- The lion roared terribly.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 519:The mere sensuous impact of trumpet or saxophone, whatever it happened to be playing, was an echo, even though a faint echo, of that excitement and abandon. He wanted to taste, smell, hear: his senses were terribly alive.
- Very; extremely.
- He's terribly busy and you really shouldn't bother him.
2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian:The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative. In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table.
- Very badly.
- She took part in the karaoke, but sang terribly.
Synonyms
Collocations
with adjectives
- terribly wrong
- terribly sorry
- terribly important
- terribly difficult
- terribly hard
- terribly afraid
- terribly sad
- terribly bad
- terribly expensive
- terribly long
- terribly upset
- terribly exciting
- terribly fast
- terribly excited
- terribly slow
- terribly cold
- terribly hot
- terribly busy
- terribly concerned
- terribly pleased
- terribly interesting
- terribly painful
- terribly funny
- terribly lonely
- terribly ill
- terribly good
- terribly tired
- terribly strong
- terribly confused
- terribly serious
- terribly fond
- terribly old
- terribly angry
- terribly anxious
- terribly effective
- terribly depressed
- terribly familiar
- terribly attractive
- terribly happy
- terribly poor
- terribly hungry
- terribly sick
- terribly big
- terribly nice
- terribly small
- terribly dull
- terribly clever
- terribly dirty
- terribly proud
- terribly disappointing
- terribly sweet
- terribly original
- terribly ashamed
- terribly efficient
- terribly successful
- terribly jealous
- terribly simple
- terribly strange
- terribly cruel
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