Definitions for terribly
ˈtɛr ə bliter·ri·bly

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

1. terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully(adverb)

   used as intensifiers

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

2. terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenly(adverb)

   in a terrible manner

   "she sings terribly"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. terribly(Adverb)

   Causing terror or awe.

   The lion roared terribly.

2. terribly(Adverb)

   Very; extremely.

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

3. terribly(Adverb)

   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

How to pronounce terribly?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Bill Clinton:

   When you elect a president you 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.

2. Sandra Ramsey:

   It takes time and relationships to get these people ... to come in on terribly cold nights, but then they go back out.

3. Arisa Hosaka:

   I'm terribly sorry, but nature is not always family friendly.

4. Jeremy Schofield:

   I think it’s important for him to continue to demonstrate that there is an awful lot of support for those policies, i'm not terribly concerned about Trump being elected.

5. Judith Kerr:

   I'm terribly resistant to that. It's not a thing you should do, i never think about telling small children what to think.

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