terribly

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terribly

/ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English terribli. By surface analysis, terrible + -ly.

adverb more terribly · most terribly

dated, literary So as to cause terror or awe. The lion roared terribly.
Similar: grisly
Very; extremely. He's terribly busy and you really shouldn't bother him.
Similar: very, extremely, awfully, horribly
Very badly. She took part in the karaoke, but sang terribly.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: atrociously, awfully, frightfully, awful, abominably, rottenly, abysmally, dreadfully, horrifically, appallingly, horribly, horrendously, hideously, terrifyingly, woefully, frighteningly

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adv in a terrible manner

Français	terriblement
Italiano	terribilmente
Русский	ужа́сно užásno, стра́шно strášno, жу́тко žútko, гро́зно grózno

adv very; extremely

Español	rematadamente
Français	terriblement
Deutsch	furchtbar
Italiano	estremamente
Русский	ужа́сно užásno, стра́шно strášno, жу́тко žútko, кра́йне krájne, весьма́ vesʹmá

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@misc{terribly_2026,
  title = {terribly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/terribly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}