Terribly

Terribly
Terrible Ter"ri*ble, a. [F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to frighten. See {Terror}.] 1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable. [1913 Webster]

Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. --Deut. vii. 21. [1913 Webster]

2. Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

The terrible coldness of the season. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful; horrible; shocking; awful. [1913 Webster] -- {Ter"ri*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ter"ri*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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 S2 [ˈterıbli] adv 1.) [+ adjective/adverb] especially BrE very = ↑extremely ▪ I m terribly sorry to have kept you waiting. ▪ The coach was not terribly worried about his team s poor performance. 2.) very badly = ↑severely …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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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