terribly

ˈtɛrɪbli

Definition

Definition of terribly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

intensifiervery or extremely, used for emphasis

She was terribly excited about the trip.

exceedingly

extremely

immensely

badly

in a very bad or poor manner

He sang terribly at the audition.

badly

poorly

deeply frightening

in a way that causes terror or awe

The storm raged terribly, shaking the village.

awfully

dreadfully

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terribly good

adj.

extremely good or excellent

The movie was terribly good, I loved every minute of it.

Origin of terribly

Latin, terribilis (frightful)

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monstrously

adv.

evil actions

in a terribly evil or wicked manner

Examples of terribly in a sentence

He was terribly upset by the news.
The cake was baked terribly and tasted awful.
She danced terribly, missing every step.
The dragon roared terribly, echoing through the valley.
The news spread terribly, causing panic among the people.

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French:terriblement, affreusement, ...
German:schrecklich, furchtbar, ...
Italian:terribilmente, malissimo, ...
Spanish:terriblemente, horriblemente, ...
Portuguese:terrivelmente, horrivelmente, ...
Chinese:非常, 糟糕地, ...
Japanese:とても, ひどく, ...
Arabic:جداً, بِشَكلٍ سَيِّئ جِدًّا, ...
Hebrew:נוֹרָא, בְּאוֹפֶן נוֹרָא, ...
Russian:ужасно, плохо, ...
Ukrainian:надзвичайно, жахливо, ...
Hindi:बहुत, बहुत बुरी तरह से, ...
Bengali:ভীষণ, খুব খারাপভাবে, ...
Catalan:molt, pèssimament, ...
Czech:velmi, příšerně, ...
Danish:meget, dårligt, ...
Dutch:ontzettend, heel slecht, ...
Greek:πάρα πολύ, άσχημα, ...
Hungarian:nagyon, borzalmasan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, យ៉ាងអន់, ...
Korean:몹시, 형편없이, ...
Persian:بسیار, خیلی بد, ...
Polish:strasznie, okropnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):extremamente, horrivelmente, ...
Romanian:foarte, foarte prost, ...
Swedish:väldigt, fruktansvärt, ...
Thai:อย่างยิ่ง, อย่างแย่มาก, ...
Turkish:son derece, berbat bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:rất, tệ, ...

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