terribly
pronunciation
How to pronounce terribly in British English:
UK [ˈterəbli]
How to pronounce terribly in American English:
US [ˈterəbli]
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- Adverb:
- used as intensifiers
- in a terrible manner
Word Origin
- terribly (adv.)
- "dreadfully, so as to cause terror, in a horrible manner," mid-15c., from terrible + -ly (2). In the sense of "extremely" it is first recorded 1833; in the sense of "extremely badly" it dates from 1930.
Example
- 1. Poor elizabeth is terribly unhappy at william 's death .
- 2. They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand .
- 3. Once again , not terribly ideal for a user to see .
- 4. Terribly addictive things are just a click away .
- 5. We 're terribly sorry we showed you that .