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terriblyin a way that causes fear, dread, or great distress; extremely badly

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a way that causes fear, dread, or great distress; extremely badly

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈterəbli/

Korean meaning: 무섭게, 끔찍하게; 극도로 나쁘게

Korean pronunciation: **테**러블리

Example Sentences

  • The food at that restaurant was terribly expensive, but terribly delicious too.
  • My cat is terribly spoiled - it won't eat unless I sing to it.
  • I'm terribly curious about what's inside that mysterious box.

terribly

ADVERB

//ˈterəbli//

in a way that causes fear, dread, or great distress; extremely badly

terribly concept
💡 Concept

in a way that causes fear, dread, or great distress; extremely badly

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terribly rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

It turned out terribly, but probably as expected!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈterəbli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈterəbli/

🌳Etymology

Rootterrible
Suffix--ly

Origin

라틴어 'terribilis'(무서운)에서 유래하여, 'terrible'에 부사 접미사 '-ly'가 붙어 형성되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

horriblyprobablypossibly
horribly
probably
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📝Examples

The food at that restaurant was terribly expensive, but terribly delicious too.

😄 Fun example

My cat is terribly spoiled - it won't eat unless I sing to it.

I'm terribly curious about what's inside that mysterious box.

😄 Fun example

The magician's trick went terribly wrong when he accidentally made himself disappear.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

extremelyawfullydreadfullyhorriblyvery

Antonyms

slightlymildlysomewhat

Related

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