horribly

ˈhɒrəbli

Definition

Definition of horribly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

mannerin a very bad or unpleasant way

He sang horribly at the concert.

awfully

dreadfully

terribly

intensityto an extreme or excessive degree

She was horribly late to the meeting.

awfully

terribly

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Expressions with horribly

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go horribly wrong

end in a very bad or disastrous way

The experiment started well but then went horribly wrong.

go horribly right

achieve an unintended positive outcome

His attempt to ruin the dinner went horribly right, and everyone loved the food.

Origin of horribly

Latin, horribilis (dreadful)

Examples of horribly in a sentence

She was horribly treated by her so-called friends.
The movie was horribly boring and too long.
He was horribly mistaken about the event's start time.

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French:horriblement, terriblement, ...
German:furchtbar, extrem, ...
Italian:orribilmente, terribilmente, ...
Spanish:horriblemente, extremadamente, ...
Portuguese:horrivelmente, extremamente, ...
Chinese:糟糕地, 非常迟, ...
Japanese:ひどく, 非常に, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ فَظِيع, بِشَكل مُفرِط, ...
Hebrew:נוֹרָא, ...
Russian:ужасно, чрезвычайно, ...
Ukrainian:жахливо, страшенно, ...
Hindi:बहुत बुरी तरह, बहुत, ...
Bengali:খুব খারাপভাবে, ভয়ানকভাবে, ...
Catalan:horriblement, extremadament, ...
Czech:příšerně, ...
Danish:frygteligt, ekstremt, ...
Dutch:verschrikkelijk, ...
Greek:απαίσια, τρομερά, ...
Hungarian:borzalmasan, borzasztóan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងអាក្រក់, យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:형편없이, 심하게, ...
Persian:بد, به‌طور وحشتناکی, ...
Polish:okropnie, przeraźliwie, ...
Portuguese (BR):horrivelmente, extremamente, ...
Romanian:oribil, extrem de, ...
Swedish:fruktansvärt, hemskt, ...
Thai:อย่างแย่มาก, มาก, ...
Turkish:berbat bir şekilde, korkunç derecede, ...
Vietnamese:rất tệ, quá, ...

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