horribly
pronunciation
How to pronounce horribly in British English:
UK ['hɒrəblɪ]
How to pronounce horribly in American English:
US [ˈhɔrəblɪ]
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- Adverb:
- of a dreadful kind
Word Origin
- horribly (adv.)
- mid-14c., from horrible + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. It is a horribly difficult situation , getting more intractable by the day .
- 2. That was better than a 4.1 % drop in december but still horribly disappointing .
- 3. And building a conventional faraday cage round a naval vessel would be horribly expensive .
- 4. It used to be horribly expensive to visit . Now its hauntingly barren landscape is a bargain holiday destination .
- 5. The snag , from society 's point of view , is that all these drugs are horribly expensive .