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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say TERRIBLY in sign language?

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. Kendall Smith:

   My brothers don’t deserve this, my sister don’t deserve this, I don’t deserve this, she didn’t deserve that, i’m terribly angry about it. I don’t understand why anyone would want to do that to my mom… She always had a good heart, wanted the best for everybody.

2. Jean Peters:

   Most of us have heard the famous quotation that' injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,' kevin Strickland stands as our own example of what happens when a system set to be just, just gets it terribly wrong.

3. Mike Richards:

   It is humbling to confront a terribly embarrassing moment of misjudgment, thoughtlessness, and insensitivity from nearly a decade ago, looking back now, there is no excuse, of course, for the comments I made on this podcast and I am deeply sorry.

4. Bill Clinton:

   When Bill Clinton elect a president Bill Clinton have got to say,' Who is the person I think is most likely to keep big, bad things from happening and to make more good things happen ?' i don't think it is a terribly close question.

5. Teresa Rousseau:

   We will miss her terribly and will take comfort knowing that she had achieved that dream.

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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
   https://chat.openai.com