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- Dictionaryterribly/ˈtɛrɪbli/
adverb
- 1. very; extremely: "I'm terribly sorry" Similar
- 2. very badly or unpleasantly: "he came into the kitchen, swearing terribly" Similar
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(usually about something bad or unpleasant) very much: I’m terribly disappointed I couldn’t be there. Sometimes terribly is used to emphasize something good: I’m terribly excited about tonight’s show. (Definition of terribly from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of terribly. terribly.
The meaning of TERRIBLY is to an extreme degree : very : extremely. How to use terribly in a sentence. to an extreme degree : very : extremely; in a terrible way : very badly, poorly, or unpleasantly; very much…
Terribly means in a way that’s terrible—awfully, horribly, or extremely bad. The adjective terrible has a few different meanings, but the adverb form terribly is usually based on its sense meaning extremely bad or horrible, as in I did terribly on that test or The children behaved terribly this morning.
(usually about something bad or unpleasant) very much: I’m terribly disappointed I couldn’t be there. Sometimes terribly is used to emphasize something good: I’m terribly excited about tonight’s show. (Definition of terribly from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of terribly. terribly.
1. in a terrible manner. 2. informal. extremely; very. It's terribly late. I'm terribly sorry. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1520–30; terrible + -ly]
very much; very badly. I miss him terribly. They suffered terribly when their son was killed. The experiment went terribly wrong. Would you mind terribly if I didn’t come today? See terribly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: terribly. Definition of terribly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Define terribly. terribly synonyms, terribly pronunciation, terribly translation, English dictionary definition of terribly. adv. 1. In a terrible manner: terribly wounded. 2. Extremely; very I'm terribly sorry. 3. To a great extent; very much: Would you mind terribly if I opened...
Definitions of terribly. adverb. in a terrible manner. “she sings terribly ”. synonyms: abominably, abysmally, atrociously, awfully, rottenly. adverb. used as intensifiers. “ terribly interesting”. synonyms: awful, awfully, frightfully.
B1. very: She seemed terribly upset. terribly adverb (BADLY) B2. very badly: I slept terribly last night. (Definition of terribly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of terribly. in Chinese (Traditional) 很糟, 很不好, 非常… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 很糟, 很不好, 非常… See more. in Spanish.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ter‧ri‧bly /ˈterəbli/ adverb 1 [ +adj/adverb] especially British English very SYN extremely I’m terribly sorry to have kept you waiting. The coach was not terribly worried about his team’s poor performance. 2 very badly SYN severely The little boy missed his mother terribly.
