horribly

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horribly

  • /ˈhɒɹɪbli/ UK
  • /ˈhɔɹəbli/ US
  • /ˈhɑɹəbli/ US

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From Middle English horribly, horribely, horribliche, horriblelyche, equivalent to horrible + -ly.

adverb more horribly · most horribly

  1. In a horrible way; very badly. The beginning art students displayed their horribly executed paintings with hopeful faces.
  2. often To an extreme degree or extent. Then everything went horribly wrong.
  3. With a very bad effect. Horribly, as he was dying, his eyes reddened.

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