terribly

adverb

ter·ri·bly ˈter-ə-blē

ˈte-rə-

Synonyms of terribly next

: to an extreme degree : very : extremely

became terribly ill

had a terribly nice time

got terribly excited

I had tried a little radio before the war and hadn't been terribly impressed with it at the time.—

Walter Cronkite

He and Jimmy got into a quarrel about the girl's being fired, and it got terribly bitter.—

Virginia Foster Durr

: in a terrible way : very badly, poorly, or unpleasantly

behaving terribly

They were treated terribly.

This can be regarded as a somewhat progressive attitude because it is true that women were terribly abused in the Roman world.—

Norman F. Cantor

And then the next year I played terribly and finished close to last.—

Gene Littler

: very much

I miss you terribly.

Examples of terribly in a Sentence

I'm terribly sorry to bother you

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But there is something terribly wrong with a friend who brings an uninvited guest, especially one who openly criticizes the host and the food. —

Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 The trailer below shows Daryl and Carol back on the trail in new locations, meeting new groups including people dancing around some burning effigy not looking terribly sane. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 From a chemical perspective, the extraction, synthesis, or compounding of those medications is not terribly technically difficult. —

Jorge Just, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Post-wash, the texture is a little more relaxed and slightly wrinkled, though not terribly so. —

Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for terribly