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terribly

ter·ribly

UK/ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/ US/ˈtɛrʌbli/ common literary

adverb

1.

used as intensifiers

  • “terribly interesting”
  • “I”
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2.

in a terrible manner

  • “she sings terribly”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English terribli. By surface analysis, terrible + -ly.

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