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View synonyms for terribly

terribly

[ ter-uh-blee ]

adverb

  1. in a terrible manner.
  2. Informal. extremely; very:

    It's terribly late. I'm terribly sorry.



ˈterribly

/ ˈtɛrəblɪ /

adverb

  1. in a terrible manner
  2. (intensifier)

    you're terribly kind



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Word History and Origins

Origin of terribly1

First recorded in 1520–30; terrible + -ly

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Example Sentences

Since the age of six or seven, Wendy Roome knew something was terribly wrong about her.

The masterpiece is huge, but structurally flawed and terribly vulnerable to seismic activity.

Lars von Trier, the terribly talented Danish provocateur, is quite a character.

If you look at said canon, you will notice that most of them are terribly written.

This would, of course, have seemed terribly inappropriate in the mid-19th century.

She sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.

The —— regiment was spoken of in the highest terms; it had been in the heat of the action, and had been terribly cut up.

Even Chet Belding, who was always at her beck and call, was terribly busy these days.

The “galerie” has arrived—with the smallest of the three daughters inside, all out of breath from her run and terribly excited.

They travelled as between deck passengers and suffered terribly from the cold.

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