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horribly

hor·ribly

UK/ˈhɒɹɪbli/ US/ˈhɔɹəbli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

of a dreadful kind

  • “there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning”

Origin

From Middle English horribly, horribely, horribliche, horriblelyche, equivalent to horrible + -ly.

Phrases

  • go horribly right

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