horribly
Britishadverb
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in a horrible manner
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(intensifier)
I'm horribly bored
Example Sentences
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Read my past op-ed: The price Americans pay for medicine has gotten horribly out of control.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
We watch on the monitors as Bruccoleri perfectly mimes the piano along to a track and unleashes out-of-tune vocals that are horribly dour.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
But the 35-year-old has looked horribly out of touch over the past few weeks and his two against Pakistan was his fourth single-figure score in a row.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
First, in an individual’s case, however horribly he’s been treated, he’s only one case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
I knew how the little boat would quiver and plunge, the water gushing into the steering well, and how the sails would press her down, suddenly, horribly, in that gust of wind.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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