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terribly
[
ter
-
uh
-blee
]
Origin
ter·ri·bly
/
ˈtɛr
ə
bli
/
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[
ter
-
uh
-blee
]
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adverb
1.
in a
terrible
manner.
2.
Informal
.
extremely; very:
It's terribly late. I'm terribly sorry.
Origin:
1520–30;
terrible
+
-ly
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terribly
(ˈtɛrəblɪ)
—
adv
1.
in a terrible manner
2.
(intensifier):
you're terribly kind
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
terribly
"dreadfully," 1520s, see
terrible
; in the sense of "extremely" it is first recorded 1833; in the sense of "extremely badly" it dates from 1930.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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