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

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

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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. Mike Pompeo:

   There's a lot of work between here and there, my team is already doing it. I'll likely travel back before too terribly long.

2. Bill Goodman:

   We're terribly disappointed in the decision, it has basically bought into Taser's propaganda, that Taser had no information that its product could cause injury or death.

3. Dan Szczesny:

   They show people that not having physical things doesn't mean that you are unhappy with your life, that's terribly attractive to searchers from a capitalistic society who are used to attaining stuff to be happy.

4. Spun Gold:

   This is a very horse-driven family, diana didn’t go well with horses. That was the beginning of that fairy tale not ending terribly well. Sophie, Countess of Wessex who is married to the queen’s youngest son, had to learn how to ride. You have to like horses to ride with the queen. And so much of the royal diary is built around the equestrian world… One of the most important events from the queen’s diary for the whole year is the Royal Windsor Horse Show. And that will be happening on the weekend before the royal wedding… The queen has never, ever missed it. It’s really important to her.

5. Jim Parsons:

   While I know that they already know it, it bears repeating again and again : I am so terribly grateful for the cast in this picture and the cast members who aren't pictured here — whether they were in one scene or many episodes along the way, you are all my playmates that I have fallen in love with and who have become a part of my life on set and off.

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