terribly

terribly
ter|ri|bly
S2 [ˈterıbli] adv
1.) [+ adjective/adverb] especially BrE very
I'm terribly sorry to have kept you waiting.
The coach was not terribly worried about his team's poor performance.
2.) very badly
The little boy missed his mother terribly.

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  • terribly — [ter′ə blē] adv. 1. in a terrible manner 2. extremely; very [a terribly funny man] …   English World dictionary

  • terribly — dreadfully, 1520s, see TERRIBLE (Cf. terrible); in the sense of extremely it is first recorded 1833; in the sense of extremely badly it dates from 1930 …   Etymology dictionary

  • terribly — [adv] very awfully, badly, decidedly, desperately, discouragingly, disturbingly, drastically, dreadfully, exceedingly, extremely, fearfully, frightfully, gravely, greatly, highly, horribly, intensely, markedly, mightily, much, notoriously,… …   New thesaurus

  • terribly — ► ADVERB 1) extremely. 2) very badly …   English terms dictionary

  • terribly — terrible, terribly have gone the way of other words of this type, such as awful / awfully, dreadful / dreadfully, frightful / frightfully; that is, terrible intensifies something by definition bad (a terrible mistake) and terribly intensifies… …   Modern English usage

  • terribly — ter|ri|bly [ terəbli ] adverb ** 1. ) very or extremely: We re terribly fortunate the storm didn t start earlier. Something is terribly wrong. 2. ) in a very bad way: What s wrong? You re playing terribly today …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • terribly — adverb 1) she s not terribly upset Syn: very, extremely, particularly, hugely, intensely, really, terrifically, tremendously, immensely, dreadfully, incredibly, remarkably, extraordinarily, seriously; informal real, mighty, awful …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • terribly */*/ — UK [ˈterəblɪ] / US adverb 1) very, or extremely We re terribly fortunate the storm didn t start earlier. Something is terribly wrong. 2) in a very bad way What s wrong? You re playing terribly today …   English dictionary

  • terribly — /ter euh blee/, adv. 1. in a terrible manner. 2. Informal. extremely; very: It s terribly late. I m terribly sorry. [1520 30; TERRIBLE + LY] * * * …   Universalium

  • terribly — adverb a) Causing terror or awe. The lion roared terribly. b) Very; extremely. Hes terribly busy and you really shouldnt bother him. Syn: very, extremely, awfully …   Wiktionary

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