terribly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈtɛrəbli/
- "I know your people are terribly busy this early in the morning."
- go terribly
- terribly wrong
- suffer terribly
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Watch on YouTubeThings had long ago gone terribly wrong, and would continue to be.
- Things had long ago gone terribly wrong, and would continue to be.
- And so they're terribly dull to listen to someone recite.
- If you see someone who has dogs that are terribly trained, look at their kids.
- I remember distinctly A terribly horrible fight we had about it.
- So I went to bed Tuesday night and terribly disappointed.
- I mean, my accountings are terribly depressing.
- The fact is that so far we have not managed things terribly well.
- The song was terribly out of tune, but sung with great enthusiasm.
- I was trying to find that and I hurt myself terribly.
- It's it's terribly cheesy jokes, but the I will one up you.
Examples
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Well, this is terribly embarrassing.
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Some games will run terribly or not at all.
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Things had long ago gone terribly wrong, and would continue to be.
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But this is very dangerous because things can go terribly wrong terribly quickly.
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But I might just say, as an aside, that was a terribly difficult decision.
Academic text (1996) -
I'm terribly sorry about all this.
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There were many reasons to believe that the privatization process could go terribly wrong for the steel firms.
Academic text (1998) -
The Stalkers have been training for this mission for months, but as they try to land their choppers, something goes terribly wrong.
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In a Washington Post op-ed, he boldly proclaimed that "something has gone terribly wrong with the war in Afghanistan."
Academic text (2011) -
He performed terribly in the competition, finishing in last place.
Synonyms
243
1.4
In a bad or unsuccessful way
119
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
52
4.3
In a way that is very wrong or extreme
26
6.5
In a way that is very bad or not good enough
17
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
16
5.5
In a very ugly or shocking way
13
4.8
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
6
8.2
In an extremely bad and obvious way that shocks people
6
7.2
In a way that causes great harm, pain, or sadness
6
2.7
In a way that makes you feel bad or uncomfortable
6
5.6
In a way that causes great harm or failure
5
5.5
In a very bad or extreme way
5
6.8
Makes people feel shocked or disgusted
5
2.2
In a way that shows great unhappiness or pain
4
7.3
In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up
4
3.8
In a way that is worse than people expected
4
7.0
In a very bad way that shows poor quality or failure
3
4.8
In a gloomy way that makes people feel sad or hopeless
2
8.2
In a very rude and cruel way
2
6.8
In a very sad and unhappy way
2
8.0
In a way that makes people feel regret or sadness
1
7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
1
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
8.1
In a way that makes something very bad or annoying
1
7.9
In a very bad, shameful way that deserves strong criticism
1
3.0
To happen in a very bad or unpleasant way
1
6.7
In a way that shows dislike or makes people feel disgusted
1
7.4
In a very bad or unpleasant way
1
6.8
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
In a way that shows great fear or warns of danger
Antonyms
How Badly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Terribly comes from terrible, which comes from the Latin verb terrere meaning 'to frighten' and shares its root with terror. Because terrible once meant 'causing fear', it came to mean 'very bad', so terribly can describe something done in a very bad or unpleasant way.