terribly — in 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/
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
💡 Concept
The toddler cried terribly after dropping his ice cream on the sidewalk.
🎵 Rhyme
It turned out terribly, but probably as expected!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈterəbli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈterəbli/
🌳Etymology
Rootterrible
Suffix--ly
🎵Rhyme
horriblyprobablypossibly
horribly
probably
possibly
🔗Collocations
terribly sorry
terribly wrong
terribly disappointed
go terribly
terribly important
terribly difficult
📝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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
extremelyawfullydreadfullyhorriblyvery
Antonyms
slightlymildlysomewhat
Related
terribleterrorhorribleawful
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