Definitions for terribly
ˈtɛr ə bliter·ri·b·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terribly, awfully, awful, frightfullyadverb

   used as intensifiers

   "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"

2. terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenlyadverb

   in a terrible manner

   "she sings terribly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terriblyadverb

   Causing terror or awe.

   The lion roared terribly.

2. terriblyadverb

   Very; extremely.

   He's terribly busy and you really shouldn't bother him.

3. terriblyadverb

   Very badly.

   She even signed up for karaoke, although she sang terribly.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Terriblynoun

   Etymology: from terrible.

   1. Dreadfully; formidably; so as to raise fear.

   The polish’d steel gleams terribly from far,
   And every moment nearer shows the war. Dryden.

   2. Violently; very much.

   The poor man squalled terribly. Gulliver’s Travels.

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1. terribly

   Terribly is an adverb that means to a great or extreme degree, in a way that causes distress or discomfort; in an extreme or intense manner; it can also mean very badly or poorly in quality. The word is often used for emphasis.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'terribly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2552

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'terribly' in Adverbs Frequency: #383

How to pronounce terribly?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of terribly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of terribly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of terribly in a Sentence

1. Matthew J. Perry:

   I wasn't terribly surprised. It wasn't unusual at that time for Jewish families to disappear. I thought, 'Maybe they got away,'

2. Kenneth Sherrill:

   I really think that Kathy Hochul needs a young, energetic progressive person as lieutenant governor. It's the easiest way, quickly, to reach out to the community that is most problematic for Kathy Hochul in the primary, some of me thinks she'll want to have a man( on the ticket), but I don't think that there's anything terribly politically problematic about having two women. I think that might help her in a primary.

3. Brenda Johnson:

   If we don't get McAuliffe in the governor's position and we get Youngkin, I am afraid we are going to have another Trump invasion and this country doesn't need that, too many of his principles are the same as Trump's, and we have suffered so terribly behind that administration that I'm afraid for the country.

4. Priti Patel:

   The Foreign Secretary has been working with The Foreign Secretary American counterparts and has been in touch with the Priti Patel administration on this. It very much seems that the lady in question wants to start cooperating with the discussions and the investigations and we should support that, we need to ensure that justice is done but obviously that cooperation with this investigation takes place. That is absolutely right. We owe that to the family and obviously this is a terribly tragic case.

5. Jaromir Jagr:

   I am terribly sorry to see mothers and children say goodbye to their fathers, take one bag and have to leave their country while fathers go to war and do not know if they will ever see their loved ones again, there were some scores on the board today after the match, but I think they are all winners. Today it was something other than points on the table and I'm glad that people understand.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=terribly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Terribly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=terribly
4. ^ ChatGPT
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