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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Wirtz, whose deployment behind the strikers disrupted Liverpool's midfield bedrock to leave them horribly vulnerable all season, has been shifted around from his central role to the flanks as Slot has sought answers.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Read my past op-ed: The price Americans pay for medicine has gotten horribly out of control.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
That is the way that money is generated on a tour, because the overhead of touring is just horribly expensive.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Kerstin G died of hypothermia on a mountain climbing trip to the Grossglockner that went horribly wrong.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
Everyone wore wonderful clothes and behaved horribly to one another.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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