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terribly
[ter-uh-blee]
ˈterribly
/ ˈtɛrəblɪ /
adverb
in a terrible manner
(intensifier)
you're terribly kind
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“If you want something terribly, there’s something you need from it.”
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“If you want something terribly, there’s something you need from it.”
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“It’s a terribly tragic love story — she was really in love with him,” Trembley said.
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Helen Tager-Flusberg, director of Boston University's Center for Autism Research Excellence, called the changes "terribly disturbing."
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“The way royal ladies are expected to dress is terribly inconvenient,” she thought, once she had changed into this warmer and far more comfortable uniform.
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What does terribly mean?
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.Terribly is also commonly used to mean very or extremely, as in We’re terribly sorry. When used this way, it’s an intensifier—a word used to strengthen or emphasize the word it modifies.This sense of the word is commonly used in negative constructions, such as not terribly exciting, which means the same thing as not very exciting.Example: I’m not terribly interested in going on a trip with Jeff, especially since I’ve heard he drives terribly.
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.Terribly is also commonly used to mean very or extremely, as in We’re terribly sorry. When used this way, it’s an intensifier—a word used to strengthen or emphasize the word it modifies.This sense of the word is commonly used in negative constructions, such as not terribly exciting, which means the same thing as not very exciting.Example: I’m not terribly interested in going on a trip with Jeff, especially since I’ve heard he drives terribly.
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